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

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

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

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

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

7. Which sea does Anna view on the way to Sinai?
(a) The Red Sea.
(b) The Arabian Sea.
(c) The Black Sea.
(d) The Dead Sea.

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

9. Where does Isabel want Amal to accompany her in Chapter 8?
(a) Cairo.
(b) London.
(c) New York.
(d) Alexandria.

10. Who insists on accompanying Anna to Sinai?
(a) Sharif.
(b) Husni.
(c) Isabel.
(d) Layla.

11. What happens to Edward in Chapter 3?
(a) He is redeployed overseas.
(b) He cannot adapt to civillan life and leaves Anna.
(c) He suffers from the psychological effects of war and dies.
(d) He suffers from the psychological effects of war and is institutionalized.

12. How does Amal get Isabel into the Atelier 'am Ghazzali?
(a) She bribes Mahgoub al-Tilmisani.
(b) She dresses Isabel as an Egyptian woman.
(c) She claims Isabel is on a political march.
(d) She tells Professor Yusuf that Isabel is her sister-in-law.

13. How does Anna disguise herself as she travels to the Mameluke tombs?
(a) As an Egyptian man.
(b) As an Egyptian woman.
(c) As an English gentleman.
(d) As a palace servant.

14. What fears does Emily have about living in Alexandria?
(a) She fears being caught in the middle of the revolution.
(b) She is afraid of catching a disease or eating spoiled food.
(c) She fears being abducted and sold into slavery.
(d) She is frightened of the way men stare at her on the street.

15. Which mentally challenged character does Isabel visit in Chapter 5?
(a) Jasmine.
(b) Anna.
(c) Amal.
(d) Omar.