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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What was Superintendent Bashir's reaction when Hamed and Onsi questioned him about the djinn?

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

5. How could the Zar ceremony be described?

6. What does the iron do to the al?

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

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

9. Why does Agent Hamed get furious when he realized that the djinn had spoken Armenian?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain in an essay how the novella used similes in building the picture in the reader's mind. Remember to state how the named characters compare.

Essay Topic 2

Culture is the people’s way of living. The novella shows different occasions where this is depicted. Write a short essay about the culture of the people of Egypt as seen in the novella.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay, in which you analyze whether P. Djeli Clark is a good narrator or not.

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