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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Where does Anna sleep when she reaches the Sinai desert?
2. What talent makes Omar famous?
3. What does Layla pack into Anna's saddleback before Anna leaves for Sinai?
4. How are Amal and Isabel different?
5. Which mentally challenged character does Isabel visit in Chapter 5?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is Amal related to Isabel?
2. What are Sir Charles' views of colonialism?
3. Why does Anna have an unhappy marriage with Edward?
4. How is Anna similar to Amal?
5. Why does Anna visit Rome in January of 1900?
6. According to the men at the Atelier 'am Ghazzali, how do the events of the early 20th century affect the political climate of Egypt in the late 20th century?
7. What fears does Deena have about the Israelis?
8. How does Egyptian culture affect Anna?
9. How does Tareq offend Amal?
10. How does Anna and Sharif's relationship change at St. Catherine's monastery?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How does prejudice affect the characters in the novel? How does Anna's relationship with Layla and Sharif affect her relationship with other Europeans? How does having an English wife expose Sharif to prejudice? Does prejudice play a role in the lives of the characters living in 1997? If so, how? If not, why not?
Essay Topic 2
Compare Egypt's government in the early 20th century with its government in the late 20th century. How did the political climate and subsequent events in the early 20th century affect the political climate and events in the late 20th century? What freedoms were earned in the late 20th century due to the efforts of men like Sharif in the early 20th century?
Essay Topic 3
How does Anna cope with the loss of each husband? Describe Anna's emotional state after Edward's death. How does she cope with his loss? Describe Anna's emotional state after Sharif's death. How does she cope with his loss? Based on her reaction to each husband's death, which man does she appear to love the most, and why?
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