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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Anna happily reveal in Chapter 24?
(a) Sharif has received a promotion.
(b) She is pregnant.
(c) She is going to London.
(d) She has completed her work.

2. What physical ailment sometimes prevents Sheikh 'Isa from working?
(a) A rash.
(b) Arthritis.
(c) A deep cough.
(d) A stigmata.

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

4. What does Anna paint in Chapter 28?
(a) Nur's garden.
(b) Nur's portrait.
(c) Sharif's portrait.
(d) The haramlek.

5. What types of dangerous letters has 'Omar received?
(a) Reports from the Egyptian resistance.
(b) Letter-bombs.
(c) Legal summons.
(d) Official letters from the Egyptian government.

6. Which character asks the question, "How can one arrive at the planet Souad?"
(a) Anna.
(b) Sharif.
(c) Sir Charles.
(d) Clara Boyle.

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

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

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

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

11. Who will perform Anna and Sharif's wedding ceremony?
(a) Mahmoud Sami Basha al-Baroudi.
(b) Rev. Temple Gairdner.
(c) Lord Cromer.
(d) Sheikh Muhammad 'Abdu.

12. What does little Sharif grab that belongs to Amal?
(a) A black oval pebble.
(b) A statuette.
(c) The "missing" panel.
(d) The green journal.

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

14. Which character does Anna meet the day after her wedding?
(a) Her new mother-in-law.
(b) Her new father-in-law.
(c) Her new maid, Efendi.
(d) Sharif's business partner, Husni.

15. Where does Emily decide to live after Anna's wedding?
(a) England.
(b) New York.
(c) Tawasi.
(d) Cairo.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character do Anna and Sharif plan to visit while in Europe?

2. When is Anna supposed to meet Sharif's father?

3. Which character is depicted on the "missing" panel in "An End?"

4. What is Ahmad's gifting that Anna writes about in Chapter 24?

5. How does the carriage driver in Chapter 23 offend Sharif?

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