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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Arwa Salih?
(a) A mathematics professor at Cairo University.
(b) A young Palestinian protestor.
(c) Amal's old professor.
(d) A leader of student movement in the early 1970's.

2. Where does Isabel plan to go for the millennium celebration?
(a) New York.
(b) Palestine.
(c) Israel.
(d) Egypt.

3. Which character receives letters from Anna detailing her arrival in Alexandria?
(a) Jasmine.
(b) Amal.
(c) Caroline.
(d) Edward.

4. How does Anna dress on the train to Suez?
(a) As an Egyptian woman.
(b) As an English man.
(c) As a French man.
(d) As an Egyptian man.

5. What does Anna decide to do at the end of Chapter 7?
(a) Educate herself about the local culture.
(b) Return to England.
(c) Reunite with her husband.
(d) Call Emily.

6. Who is Sharif?e
(a) Layla's father.
(b) Layla's uncle.
(c) Layla's husband.
(d) Layla's brother.

7. What do Amal and Isabel discover carved into the baptismal font at the Mu'allaqah?
(a) The hieroglyph for purity.
(b) A series of numbers.
(c) The hieroglyph for water.
(d) Anna's name.

8. Which character helps Anna learn Arabic?
(a) Edward.
(b) Jasmine.
(c) Caroline.
(d) James.

9. What do Amal and Isabel have in common?
(a) Both are orphans and have lost family.
(b) Both want to live in London.
(c) Both have a Jewish heritage.
(d) Both are pregnant.

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

11. How long is Husni in jail?
(a) Three nights.
(b) One year.
(c) Three months.
(d) One night.

12. Who is Emily?
(a) Anna's cousin.
(b) Anna's mother-in-law.
(c) Anna's friend in England.
(d) Anna's maid.

13. How does 'Who's Who" describe Omar?
(a) As a musician and a writer.
(b) As a politician and lecturer.
(c) As a talk show host.
(d) As a gambling mogul.

14. What has the house in Amal's dream become?
(a) A school.
(b) A morgue.
(c) A museum.
(d) A hospital.

15. What does Anna ride as she travels into the Sinai desert?
(a) A donkey.
(b) A jeep.
(c) A camel.
(d) An Arabian mare.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which Egyptian god did King Akhen Atun and Queen Nefertiti want to worship?

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

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

4. What talent makes Omar famous?

5. Which character does Isabel love?

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