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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What talent does Mabrouka have?
(a) Repairing machines.
(b) Weaving tapestries.
(c) Baking elaborate pastries.
(d) Reading fortunes.

2. What language do Layla and Anna have in common?
(a) Itallian.
(b) Arabic.
(c) French.
(d) English.

3. How does Tareq offend Amal?
(a) By using shoddy parts to repair the car.
(b) By wishing she had been born a man.
(c) By hiring Israeli consultants.
(d) By cursing her father.

4. Why does Anna go to Alexandria in Chapter 6?
(a) To tour the country.
(b) To visit her homeland.
(c) To write a book about women's rights.
(d) To visit her estranged husband.

5. What does Sheikh Salim ibn Husayn offer Anna and Sharif in Chapter 15?
(a) A ride to Mt. Sinai.
(b) His hospitality.
(c) His third wife.
(d) His camels.

Short Answer Questions

1. What nationality is Cromer?

2. What is the mashrabiyya?

3. What does Amal discover that matches one of Omar's possessions?

4. Who is Emily?

5. Which character receives letters from Anna detailing her arrival in Alexandria?

(see the answer key)

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