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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What controversial issues are discussed at the Ramadan dinner in Chapter 23?
(a) The education of women and the use of the veil.
(b) The use of force during political protests and political ideals.
(c) The roles of religion and culture in government.
(d) The adoption of British customs and practices in government.

2. How does Amal get Isabel into the Atelier 'am Ghazzali?
(a) She bribes Mahgoub al-Tilmisani.
(b) She claims Isabel is on a political march.
(c) She dresses Isabel as an Egyptian woman.
(d) She tells Professor Yusuf that Isabel is her sister-in-law.

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

4. Why does Amal sleep poorly the night she reads about Anna and Sharif in the garden outside St. Catherine's Monastery?
(a) She drank too much tea while reading.
(b) She is wondering what will happen next to Anna.
(c) She hears the shouts of protestors in the street below.
(d) She is thinking about meeting Irving in London.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How are Amal and Isabel related?

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

3. Why is Sharif cautious about greeting Dr. Milton Bey?

4. What is the haramlek?

5. While at the Atelier 'am Ghazzali, what empire does Arwa compare to the United States?

(see the answer key)

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