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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Anna wakes in Chapter 12, where does she feel like she has been placed?
(a) In prison.
(b) In a favorite Oriental painting.
(c) Inside a tomb.
(d) In a nightmare.

2. Which character proves to be a helpful friend to Anna in Alexandria?
(a) Emily.
(b) Amal.
(c) James.
(d) Jasmine.

3. Which sea does Anna view on the way to Sinai?
(a) The Red Sea.
(b) The Black Sea.
(c) The Arabian Sea.
(d) The Dead Sea.

4. How did Sharif come to be head of the Baroudi family?
(a) His Uncle Mustafa is dead and his father is in hiding.
(b) His Uncle Mustafa is in political exile and his father is in hiding.
(c) His Uncle Mustafa is in political exile and his father is dead.
(d) His Uncle Mustafa and his father are both dead.

5. What do Amal and Isabel have in common?
(a) Both have a Jewish heritage.
(b) Both are orphans and have lost family.
(c) Both are pregnant.
(d) Both want to live in London.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Professor Yusuf claim brings meaning to life?

2. Why does Anna visit the South Kensington Museum?

3. How are Amal and Isabel different?

4. Why do Amal and Isabel find Sheikh Haroun's shrine padlocked in Chapter 15?

5. How long is Husni in jail?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Jasmine shock Isabel in Chapter 5?

2. What political goals does Sharif strive towards?

3. What happened to Sharif's first marriage?

4. What does Anna plan to do once she is released by her abductors?

5. Why does Anna visit Egypt?

6. Why are the schools and clinic in Tawasi closed in Chapter 11?

7. What request do the women of Tawasi make of Isabel?

8. What are Sir Charles' views of colonialism?

9. How are Amal and Isabel similar?

10. What was the purpose of Anna's kidnapping?

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