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This test consists of 10 short essay questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the eatery at Makka the next morning, according to Chapter 5?

2. What other things did the people of Cairo smuggle into the city according to Chapter 4?

3. What information did the Sheikha Nadiyaa give to Hamed after the ritual?

4. What wer the names given to the Alks in other communities?

5. What did the al do to babies and their mothers after they captured them?

6. Who was Jizzu?

7. How does Abla help the agents after they had gathered information from Madaam Mariam?

8. What was the role of the boilerplate eunuch according to the novella?

9. What other role did Abla play in this case, according to Chapter 5?

10. What does the iron do to the al?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Superintended Bashir is very secretive. Explain in an essay, drawing your references from the novel, how and why he is secretive.

Essay Topic 2

Write a short essay showing different occasions in the novella where the government does not support its citizens.

Essay Topic 3

The women in ancient Egypt were not allowed to vote. Write a short essay showing all scenarios where women were enchained. What does the denial of rights for women do to society?

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