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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Alexander when his mother passed away?
(a) 10.
(b) 11.
(c) 9.
(d) 12.

2. What color is the skin of the archivist named Siwa?
(a) Light blue.
(b) Dark red.
(c) Dark purple.
(d) Light green.

3. On what floor of the Ministry if Fatma's office?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 5.

4. How many men arrive with al-Jahiz?
(a) 6.
(b) 8.
(c) 13.
(d) 11.

5. What month is it in Chapter 1?
(a) December.
(b) October.
(c) November.
(d) September.

6. How does Fatma knock Zagros unconscious in Chapter 15?
(a) Gun.
(b) Truncheon.
(c) Large wooden pillar.
(d) Large piece of cement.

7. When did al-Jahiz disappear taking most of his machines and writings with him?
(a) 1869.
(b) 1876.
(c) 1880.
(d) 1873.

8. At the end of Chapter 14, what type of storm approaches?
(a) Sandstorm.
(b) Rainstorm.
(c) Windstorm.
(d) Thunderstorm.

9. In Chapter 11, what philosopher does the al-Jahiz mention to Fatma and Hadia?
(a) Al-Mubashshir ibn Fatik.
(b) Ibn Khaldun.
(c) Ibn a-Araabi.
(d) Ibn Sab-in.

10. In Chapter 7, who tells Fatma the name of the man in black with a gold mask who is speaking in an old warehouse district?
(a) 12-year-old boy.
(b) Black-bearded man.
(c) Elderly woman.
(d) White-bearded man.

11. What weapon does the man claiming to be al-Jahiz pull out of the air in Chapter 11?
(a) Anelace.
(b) Sword.
(c) Rondel.
(d) Poingard.

12. In what district of Cairo was the Ministry when it was first established?
(a) Helwan.
(b) Megharblin.
(c) Abbasia.
(d) Bulaq.

13. Where is the musician Benny from who works at The Spot?
(a) Atlanta.
(b) Mississippi.
(c) New Orleans.
(d) Alabama.

14. In Chapter 9, how long does Aasim say that the man posing as al-Jahiz has been running around Cairo?
(a) About a month.
(b) At least a week.
(c) 2 weeks.
(d) 8 weeks.

15. How many ghouls does Fatma count when she gets to the fourth floor of the Ministry and sees Hamed and Onsi?
(a) 9.
(b) 12.
(c) 11.
(d) 10.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many years did Hadia spend teaching at the Egyptian College for Girls in America?

2. How do Archibald and the others of the Brotherhood die?

3. In Chapter 10, what does the man who calls himself al-Jahiz say he was to the men who perished in fire?

4. How long does it take before Siti's injuries during the fight with the man claiming to be al-Jahiz have healed to only a scar?

5. What shape table do Fatma and her opponent sit at in Chapter 2?

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