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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What shocks Isabel in Chapter 5?
(a) The knowledge that her mother knows Amal.
(b) Jasmine curses her.
(c) She sees Omar with Jasmine.
(d) The knowledge that her mother knows Omar.

2. What is torn down to modernize Egypt?
(a) Trees.
(b) Historical landmarks.
(c) Old buildings.
(d) A mosque.

3. What nationality is Cromer?
(a) Palestinian.
(b) American.
(c) Israeli.
(d) British.

4. What puzzles Amal about Isabel's experience at the shrine?
(a) She thought Sheikh 'Isa was dead.
(b) She thought Umm Aya was dead.
(c) The caretaker of the shrine insists that the shrine is sealed.
(d) Isabel ignores Umm Aya's advice.

5. Why do Amal and Isabel find Sheikh Haroun's shrine padlocked in Chapter 15?
(a) The shrine has been desecrated by protestors.
(b) It is a private mausoleum.
(c) It is now a proper mosque.
(d) The government wants to keep looters away.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character does Isabel love?

2. Who is Arwa Salih?

3. What advice does Umm Aya give Isabel in "A Beginning of an End"?

4. What fears does Emily have about living in Alexandria?

5. What group is Omar rumored to be associated with?

(see the answer key)

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