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This test consists of 10 short essay questions.

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the Zar ritual’s purpose?

2. Why did Superintendent Bashir call the agents to his office?

3. Explain the spirit’s reaction when it saw the two agents. How does it receive them and how does it end up to be?

4. How did the author describe the character of the Superintendent as he addressed the agents?

5. What did the Superintendent think about the discovery that the spirit was a djinn?

6. What did the trams symbolize?

7. How did modern-day Cairo come to be, according to the novella?

8. What is a Djinn?

9. Why did Abla suggest that Alks were made by men?

10. What initiative did the women in the society take to fight for their rights?

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