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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What talent makes Omar famous?
(a) Dance.
(b) Weaving.
(c) Music.
(d) Writing.

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

4. Which character has nominal rule over Egypt in Chapter 6?
(a) Queen Victoria.
(b) The Ottoman Sultan.
(c) King Edward VII.
(d) Queen Elizabeth.

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

6. What item of Anna's does Amal find?
(a) Her house.
(b) Her journal.
(c) Her basket.
(d) Her scarf.

7. What does Layla pack into Anna's saddleback before Anna leaves for Sinai?
(a) A gun.
(b) A knife.
(c) A green journal.
(d) A silk dress.

8. Which friend of Amal's is carrying her fifth child in Chapter 8?
(a) Tahiyya.
(b) Anna.
(c) Emily.
(d) Isabel.

9. Why does the government close down the schools and clinic in Tawasi?
(a) It has declared that the teachers are subversive.
(b) The students were protesting.
(c) There was an outbreak of malaria.
(d) There is not enough money to run the programs.

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

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

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

13. Why does Ahmad leave Palestine and return to Egypt?
(a) His father is dying.
(b) His uncle offers him a job in his shop.
(c) His mother is dying.
(d) He loses his land when Israel is unified in 1948.

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

15. What group is Omar rumored to be associated with?
(a) The Klu Klux Klan.
(b) The Mafia.
(c) Rebels.
(d) Terrorists.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "An End of a Beginning", what does Isabel find in a drawer as she unpacks?

2. Where is Amal al-Ghamrawi when she has her terrifying dream?

3. What does Sheikh Salim ibn Husayn offer Anna and Sharif in Chapter 15?

4. What are Sir Charles' views on the occupation of Egypt?

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

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