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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color evening dress does Siti wear when she joins Fatma at The Spot in Chapter 7?
(a) Aqua.
(b) Lavender.
(c) Maroon.
(d) Red.

2. What hits a policeman in Chapter 11 that sets off a chain reaction and a fight?
(a) Garbage.
(b) Sandal.
(c) Shoe.
(d) Tomatoes.

3. When was the Ministry moved to its current headquarters in downtown Cairo?
(a) 1902.
(b) 1903.
(c) 1900.
(d) 1901.

4. At the end of Chapter 12, who does Fatma get an invitation to meet?
(a) Abigail Worthington.
(b) Merira.
(c) Aasim
(d) Alexander Worthington.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 2, how many women in the room are Forty Leopards?

2. What color skin does Minya, the Jann djinn, have?

3. When does al-Hajj Umar Tal appear for the first time with the title al-Jahiz in Soudan?

4. When did Lord Worthington found the Brotherhood of Al-Jahiz?

5. How many sisters does Hadia have?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Fatma spend Monday morning in Chapter 12?

2. Why does Madame Nabila say that men joined Lord Worthington's Brotherhood?

3. What does Fatma realize about Siwa after they leave him and his apartment?

4. In Chapter 13, what does Abigail give Fatma and Hadia after they interview Alexander?

5. What happens when Fatma and Hadia questions Siwa, the archivist, who sold the Brotherhood many archives?

6. Who is the Ministry librarian, and what is he like?

7. What is the Worthington estate like?

8. What is the Ministry library like?

9. What does Fatma observe and learn when she views the murder scene at the Worthington estate?

10. What storm comes up in Chapter 15?

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