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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 23.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How are Amal and Isabel related?
(a) They are cousins.
(b) They are sisters.
(c) Isabel is Amal's aunt.
(d) Amal is Isabel's aunt.

2. What game are Professor Yusuf and Mahgoub al-Tilmisani playing in the Atelier 'am Ghazzali?
(a) Senet.
(b) Chess.
(c) Seega.
(d) Backgammon.

3. When Anna's captors discover her identity, which character takes charge of her?
(a) Jasmine.
(b) Isabel.
(c) Layla.
(d) Sharif.

4. What is the haramlek?
(a) A latticework screen used in many Egyptian households.
(b) A type of Egyptian hammock.
(c) The part of an Egyptian house occupied and governed by women.
(d) A type of headgear worn by Egyptian men.

5. While at the Atelier 'am Ghazzali, what empire does Arwa compare to the United States?
(a) The British Empire.
(b) The Ottoman Empire.
(c) The Persian Empire.
(d) The Ancient Roman Empire.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Amal find in the small blue book she removes from the trunk?

2. How does Anna disguise herself as she travels to the Mameluke tombs?

3. What controversial issues are discussed at the Ramadan dinner in Chapter 23?

4. Where are Anna's captors sent to sleep?

5. Who is Arwa Salih?

(see the answer key)

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