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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Sharif buy Anna English-style trees to plant in their garden?
(a) They are unable to walk in the public parks together.
(b) Anna wants her children to understand English culture.
(c) Anna is homesick for England.
(d) They are a wedding present.

2. What publication does Anna become involved with after her wedding?
(a) Akhbar al-Adab, a political magazine.
(b) Akher Sa'a, a government owned weekly newspaper.
(c) A start-up French/Arabic women's magazine.
(d) Al-Ahram Hebdo, a French-language weekly newspaper.

3. Which official is al-Wardani accused of murdering?
(a) Prince Yusuf Kamal.
(b) Prime Minister Ghali.
(c) Sheikh Muhammad 'Abdu.
(d) Princess Nazli Fadhil.

4. Which Oriental nation defeated Russia in 1905?
(a) Egypt.
(b) China.
(c) Japan.
(d) Saudi Arabia.

5. Why is Anna's loom empty in Chapter 28?
(a) She fears the Imam will punish her for her work.
(b) Shariff has asked her to remove her work from the loom.
(c) Her work is complete and is being mounted for display.
(d) She has removed her work while in mourning.

6. What subject does Sharif agree to add to the school curriculum in Chapter 29?
(a) Pharaonic history.
(b) Art.
(c) Political science.
(d) Western history.

7. When is Anna supposed to meet Sharif's father?
(a) After they are married.
(b) At the formal banquet.
(c) On the day of the wedding.
(d) After a formal banquet.

8. What can Sheikh 'Isa create?
(a) Intricate baskets.
(b) Beautiful tapestries.
(c) Haunting melodies.
(d) Elaborate embroidery.

9. What good news does Anna receive from Sir Charles in Chapter 19?
(a) He and Caroline are to be married in England.
(b) Great Britain will give Egypt its independence.
(c) Urabi Pasha may be pardoned.
(d) He is coming to the wedding.

10. Which American official visits Egypt in Chapter 27?
(a) Secretary of State John Hay.
(b) Vice-President William Taft.
(c) President William McKinley.
(d) President Theodore Roosevelt.

11. What do Western officials claim will prevent Egypt from establishing an independent constitution and rule?
(a) Education.
(b) Religious fanaticism.
(c) Social castes.
(d) The oppression of women.

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

13. In Chapter 26, what news does Isabel deliver to Amal over the phone?
(a) She is pregnant.
(b) She and 'Omar are engaged.
(c) She has cancer.
(d) She is moving back to Egypt.

14. What does Anna teach at the University in 1908?
(a) Humanities.
(b) Classes for women.
(c) Art.
(d) Music.

15. How are Isis and Osiris related?
(a) They are brother and sister.
(b) They are married.
(c) They are arch enemies.
(d) They are star-crossed lovers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Anna happily reveal in Chapter 24?

2. What talent does Mabrouka have?

3. What has ten-year-old Ahmad memorized in Chapter 27?

4. What do Sharif and his uncle intend to establish for their community?

5. Why is Sharif cautious about greeting Dr. Milton Bey?

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