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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Husni like to solve problems?
(a) By approaching the head of the family.
(b) By fighting.
(c) Through discussion.
(d) With a gun.

2. What is the Nugb Hawa?
(a) The spire of St. Catherine's Monastery.
(b) The difficult, but beautiful path to St. Catherine's Monastery.
(c) The garden at St. Catherine's Monastery.
(d) A relic of the early church housed in St. Catherine's Monastery.

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

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

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

6. While on their way to Amal's house, what do Amal and Isabel see that frightens them?
(a) The authorities beating a group of student protestors.
(b) Three bound, bloodied peasants being corralled roughly by the authorities.
(c) Three bodies of bound, bloodied peasants lying on the side of the road.
(d) Fires being set to schools and a clinic.

7. When Anna's captors discover her identity, which character takes charge of her?
(a) Layla.
(b) Jasmine.
(c) Sharif.
(d) Isabel.

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

9. How did Sharif come to be head of the Baroudi family?
(a) His Uncle Mustafa is dead and his father is in hiding.
(b) His Uncle Mustafa is in political exile and his father is dead.
(c) His Uncle Mustafa is in political exile and his father is in hiding.
(d) His Uncle Mustafa and his father are both dead.

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

11. Who is Tareq 'Atiyya?
(a) Amal's father's friend's son.
(b) One of Anna's assumed identities.
(c) The leader of the student protests.
(d) The mechanic who repaired Amal's car.

12. What has Isabel brought with her from New York?
(a) A letter.
(b) A book.
(c) An album.
(d) A trunk.

13. Which character does Isabel love?
(a) Omar.
(b) Edward.
(c) Charles.
(d) Amal.

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

15. What does Sir Charles dislike?
(a) Imperialism.
(b) Communism.
(c) Socialism.
(d) Capitalism.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Anna dress after she crosses the Suez Canal?

2. What talent makes Omar famous?

3. Where is Amal's house located?

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

5. Where was Anna's husband stationed while fighting in the war?

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