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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which characters prepare Anna on her "Henna Day"?
(a) Amal and Isabel.
(b) Layla and Zeinab.
(c) Husni and Shukri.
(d) Emily and Caroline.

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

3. Which character offers to help Amal with her community work?
(a) 'Omar.
(b) Tareq.
(c) Jasmine.
(d) Isabel.

4. What is Prince Yusuf Kamal's favorite saying?
(a) When will it all end?
(b) What will be will be.
(c) Where has it all gone?
(d) Egypt will prevail.

5. Which royal event does Anna attend in Chapter 17?
(a) Prince Yusuf Kamal's Oriental dance recital.
(b) The National Opera.
(c) Sheikh Muhammad 'Abdu's annual feast.
(d) Princess Nazli Fadhil's literary/political salon.

6. 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 tapestries.
(d) Three watercolors.

7. What gift does Sharif plan to give Anna on their wedding day?
(a) Emeralds.
(b) A diamond.
(c) An embroidered Egyptian silk gown.
(d) Sapphires.

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

9. What concern does Sheikh Muhammad 'Abdu have about the future of Palestine?
(a) The United States is too large to oppose.
(b) More and more Jews are buying land in Palestine.
(c) The Arabs in Palestine are at risk for blending their culture.
(d) The United Nations appears to support the relocation of the Jews.

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

11. 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.

12. In Chapter 23, where does Sharif fear his father may soon go?
(a) Cairo.
(b) The family tomb.
(c) Prison.
(d) New York.

13. What is "'Al-Mar'ah al-Jadidah?"
(a) A new political organization that holds conservative views of Arabic women.
(b) A new book about the future role of Arabic women in the 20th century.
(c) A new song describing the changing role of Arabic women.
(d) A new political organization that holds progressive views of Arabic women

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

15. What does Anna miss about the desert in Chapter 17?
(a) Its beauty.
(b) Its simplicity.
(c) The opportunity to live in a man's world.
(d) The privacy of being completely alone.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do Anna and Sharif confront Lord Cromer at the Agency?

2. In Chapter 26, what news does Isabel deliver to Amal over the phone?

3. What fear does 'Omar have about his relationship with Isabel?

4. What does Anna paint in Chapter 28?

5. What does Isabel create for Omar in Chapter 28?

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