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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who was Jizzu?

3. What does the iron do to the al?

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

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

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

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

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

9. What was the role of the gaballiyahs that Agent Hamed and Agent Onsi wore, according to Chapter 4?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Agent Hamed and his partner Onsi were born in different parts of Cairo but they both came to relate well in the novella. Write an essay about the relationship between the two agents and how each played a role capturing the al.

Essay Topic 3

Describe the relationship between Agent Hamed and Agent Onsi throughout the novella. Does it change? If so, how and why?

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