2. Which political organization was 'Omar once connected with?
(a) The Kefaya Movement.
(b) Palestine National Council.
(c) National Democratic Party.
(d) The Muslim Brotherhood.

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

4. How does Amal honor Sharif in "An End?"
(a) She begins to write his memoir.
(b) She has a surah of the Qur'an chanted for Sharif.
(c) She paints his portrait.
(d) She vows to name her son after him.

5. What memento from Anna's wedding does Abdu find in the trunk?
(a) Anna's Arabic and French marriage contracts.
(b) Anna and Sharif's wedding program, written in Arabic.
(c) An Egyptian wedding dress.
(d) A pressed flower from Anna's wedding bouquet.

6. What prediction does the article that Amal reads to Isabel give about the year 2000?
(a) All the computers will shut down.
(b) Islam will be the world's fastest growing religion.
(c) Israel will control Jerusalem.
(d) The U.S. will control most of the world's wealth.

7. What does Layla feel has dominated the lives of her family members?
(a) Religion.
(b) Children.
(c) Politics.
(d) Hunger.

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

9. What does 'Omar buy Amal in Chapter 24?
(a) A computer.
(b) A car.
(c) A burqa.
(d) A veil.

10. Who is Zeinab?
(a) Layla's mother.
(b) Sharif's sister.
(c) An Alexandrian writer on the "woman question".
(d) Layla's mother-in-law.

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

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

13. What concern does Anna have about Sharif's behavior in Chapter 28?
(a) He has lost his zeal for Egypt's political causes.
(b) He refuses to talk to her about politics.
(c) He is spending more and more time away from home.
(d) He is becoming very secretive.

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

15. Where does Anna want to live once she and Sharif are married?
(a) Close to the border of Egypt and Israel.
(b) With Isabel and 'Omar.
(c) With his mother, Zeinab.
(d) In England.