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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Sharif cautious about greeting Dr. Milton Bey?
(a) Dr. Bey's patients have a high mortality rate.
(b) Dr. Bey might be a British spy.
(c) Being friendly to a British man might damage his reputation.
(d) He is concerned for Anna's safety.

2. What three objects does Anna create as a contribution to the Egyptian renaissance?
(a) A tapestry, a watercolor and a sculpture.
(b) Three sculptures.
(c) Three watercolors.
(d) Three tapestries.

3. How does the carriage driver in Chapter 23 offend Sharif?
(a) By referring to his wife as an "English trophy."
(b) By refusing to talk to him.
(c) By driving off without offering him change for his fare.
(d) By referring to his house as "the house of the Englishwoman."

4. What does Isabel create for Omar in Chapter 28?
(a) A portait of 'Omar and Amal in the garden.
(b) An Egyptian dinner.
(c) A tapestry of Isis.
(d) A web page about his political activities.

5. Why do Anna and Sharif confront Lord Cromer at the Agency?
(a) They want their marriage to be recognized in Britain.
(b) Lord Cromer has denied Anna's visa.
(c) Lord Cromer has threatened to jail Sharif for marrying Anna.
(d) Lord Cromer has threatened to annul their marriage.

6. What nationality is Hussein's wife?
(a) English.
(b) Israeli.
(c) French.
(d) Palestinian.

7. What is tarab?
(a) A type of Arabic dance.
(b) A form of Arabic music.
(c) The highly ornate wedding gown.
(d) A traditional Arabic wedding gift.

8. What talent does Mabrouka have?
(a) Baking elaborate pastries.
(b) Weaving tapestries.
(c) Reading fortunes.
(d) Repairing machines.

9. Why does Anna decide to remain in Egypt in Chapter 17?
(a) She becomes involved with a political movement.
(b) The weather is too rough to sail to England.
(c) Layla begs her to stay.
(d) She receives a love letter from Sharif.

10. What game are Prince Ahmad Fuad and Prince Yusuf Kamal playing at the Club Muhammad 'Ali?
(a) Chess.
(b) Backgammon.
(c) Pool.
(d) Senet.

11. In Chapter 24, which character does Anna wish would visit her?
(a) Isabel.
(b) Sharif.
(c) Caroline.
(d) Sir Charles.

12. What has ten-year-old Ahmad memorized in Chapter 27?
(a) The lyrics to a dozen British songs.
(b) The United States Constitution.
(c) The Qur'an.
(d) Beethoven's "Moonlight Sonata."

13. What do Sharif and his uncle intend to establish for their community?
(a) A library.
(b) A school.
(c) A sports league.
(d) A mosque.

14. Which character does Amal fear for in "An End?"
(a) 'Omar.
(b) Isabel.
(c) Herself.
(d) Sharif.

15. Which character is depicted on the "missing" panel in "An End?"
(a) Horus.
(b) Isis.
(c) Osiris.
(d) Nur.

Short Answer Questions

1. What memento from Anna's wedding does Abdu find in the trunk?

2. Who is Zeinab?

3. What does Layla feel has dominated the lives of her family members?

4. What odor does Isabel smell as she meets Umm Aya and Sheikh 'Isa?

5. What is Prince Yusuf Kamal's favorite saying?

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