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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which character does Isabel blame for putting the missing tapestry in her bag?
(a) Umm Aya.
(b) Amal.
(c) Anna.
(d) 'Omar.

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

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

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

6. What puzzles Amal about Isabel's experience at the shrine?
(a) The caretaker of the shrine insists that the shrine is sealed.
(b) She thought Umm Aya was dead.
(c) She thought Sheikh 'Isa was dead.
(d) Isabel ignores Umm Aya's advice.

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

8. 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 becoming very secretive.
(d) He is spending more and more time away from home.

9. In "An End", what does Isabel want to show 'Omar?
(a) The old Baroudi house.
(b) A black oval pebble.
(c) A statuette.
(d) The "missing" panel.

10. 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

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

12. Why are 'Am Abu el-Ma'ti and seventeen other men arrested in Chapter 26?
(a) The British government suspects they are staging a coup.
(b) They are suspects in the museum robbery.
(c) The Imam declares them to be infidels.
(d) Because over fifty tourists have been murdered in Luxor.

13. Where does Amal decide to move to once Anna's story is finished?
(a) Cairo.
(b) Tawasi.
(c) New York.
(d) London.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What can Sheikh 'Isa create?

2. Which character is depicted on Amal's tapestry panel?

3. Where does Anna want to live once she and Sharif are married?

4. Why must Sharif's community projects be privately funded?

5. Which Middle Eastern political group does Sharif oppose?

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