View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Sharif?e

2. What does Mu'allaqah mean?

3. While on their way to Amal's house, what do Amal and Isabel see that frightens them?

4. What fears does Emily have about living in Alexandria?

5. What are Sir Charles' views on the occupation of Egypt?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Tareq offend Amal?

2. How are Amal and Isabel similar?

3. In the early 20th century, how do the roles of men and women differ in Egypt?

4. How is Amal related to Isabel?

5. Describe Egypt's government in the early 20th century.

6. How does Anna and Sharif's relationship change at St. Catherine's monastery?

7. How is Anna similar to Amal?

8. Describe the relationships between Egyptian Christians and Muslims in the early 20th century.

9. Why does Isabel bring a trunk to Amal?

10. Why does Anna visit Egypt?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the role of education in the novel. What roles do gender, politics, and religion have on education? In light of all these factors, where do most upper class Egyptians send their children to school, and why?

Essay Topic 2

What ironies are evident in the novel? What irony does Amal's family experience throughout the novel? What ironies are present in the "Entente cordiale" and subsequent political agreements? How is irony used to view the cycle of political and social/personal oppression suffered by the Egyptians?

Essay Topic 3

How does Egyptian culture affect Anna throughout the novel? What adaptations does Anna have to make while traveling through Egypt? How does the religious and political climate of Egypt differ from Anna's traditional British upbringing? What British traditions and customs does Anna have to change when she becomes an Egyptian wife?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 1,072 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample