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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. About how old does Fatma believe Abigail Worthington might be?
(a) Late 20s.
(b) Mid-20s.
(c) Early 30s.
(d) Late 30s.

2. When does al-Hajj Umar Tal appear for the first time with the title al-Jahiz in Soudan?
(a) 1837.
(b) 1819.
(c) 1841.
(d) 1827.

3. About how many police are assembled when Fatma, Hadia, Aaksim, and the agents walk down the Cemetery's narrow streets in Chapter 10?
(a) About 50.
(b) 45.
(c) 55.
(d) At least 40.

4. What color skin does Minya, the Jann djinn, have?
(a) Aquamarine.
(b) Crimson.
(c) Maroon.
(d) Fuchsia.

5. What type of god was Sobek?
(a) War and justice.
(b) Sun.
(c) Crocodile.
(d) Earth.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color suits does Mansa Musa always wear?

2. When did the printers at Al-Masri get orders one morning to dump an entire batch of morning dailies and reprint the headlines?

3. What animal does Fatma compare Zagros, the Ministry librarian, to?

4. In Chapter 3, who does Abigail say that she saw when she came home?

5. In what district of Cairo was the Ministry when it was first established?

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