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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Armand Demange?
(a) Head of the Mustafa family.
(b) The French identity Anna wants to assume as she travels to Sinai.
(c) A Frenchman Anna meets on the train to Suez.
(d) A policeman in Cairo.

2. Whom does Anna miss?
(a) Edward.
(b) Amal.
(c) Her parents.
(d) Her father-in-law.

3. Who does Isabel long to be romantically involved with?
(a) Ahab.
(b) Sharif.
(c) Edward.
(d) Omar.

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

5. Which character proves to be a helpful friend to Anna in Alexandria?
(a) James.
(b) Emily.
(c) Jasmine.
(d) Amal.

6. What country does the Khedive visit in Chapter 7?
(a) The United States.
(b) England.
(c) Israel.
(d) Egypt.

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

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

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

10. Where was Amal born?
(a) Israel.
(b) Palestine.
(c) New York.
(d) Egypt.

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

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

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

14. What does the black column in the ancient church that Anna visits represent?
(a) Injustice.
(b) Death.
(c) Judas Iscariot.
(d) Satan.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How are Amal and Isabel related?

3. What would Isabel like to create using Anna's journals?

4. Which character receives a letter from Anna describing her meeting with Layla?

5. What does Layla pack into Anna's saddleback before Anna leaves for Sinai?

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