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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 23, where does Sharif fear his father may soon go?
(a) Prison.
(b) New York.
(c) Cairo.
(d) The family tomb.

2. How does Anna disguise herself as she travels to the Mameluke tombs?
(a) As an Egyptian man.
(b) As an Egyptian woman.
(c) As an English gentleman.
(d) As a palace servant.

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

4. What is "'Al-Mar'ah al-Jadidah?"
(a) A new book about the future role of Arabic women in the 20th century.
(b) A new political organization that holds progressive views of Arabic women
(c) A new song describing the changing role of Arabic women.
(d) A new political organization that holds conservative views of Arabic women.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Anna's captors discover her identity, which character takes charge of her?

2. How does Amal get Isabel into the Atelier 'am Ghazzali?

3. What does Professor Yusuf claim brings meaning to life?

4. Who is Arwa Salih?

5. Why does Amal sleep poorly the night she reads about Anna and Sharif in the garden outside St. Catherine's Monastery?

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