2. What game are Professor Yusuf and Mahgoub al-Tilmisani playing in the Atelier 'am Ghazzali?
(a) Chess.
(b) Backgammon.
(c) Seega.
(d) Senet.

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

4. While on their way to Amal's house, what do Amal and Isabel see that frightens them?
(a) Fires being set to schools and a clinic.
(b) Three bound, bloodied peasants being corralled roughly by the authorities.
(c) The authorities beating a group of student protestors.
(d) Three bodies of bound, bloodied peasants lying on the side of the road.

5. Which mentally challenged character does Isabel visit in Chapter 5?
(a) Anna.
(b) Jasmine.
(c) Omar.
(d) Amal.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Edward in Chapter 3?

2. What happens to the car while Amal and Isabel are traveling to Amal's house?

3. Where does Anna sleep when she reaches the Sinai desert?

4. What language do Layla and Anna have in common?

5. Where is Amal's house located?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Anna and Sharif's relationship change at St. Catherine's monastery?

3. Describe how Amal and 'Omar became separated from their Egyptian heritage.

4. According to the men at the Atelier 'am Ghazzali, how do the events of the early 20th century affect the political climate of Egypt in the late 20th century?

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

6. How does Jasmine shock Isabel in Chapter 5?

7. What political goals does Sharif strive towards?

8. How does Egyptian culture affect Anna?

9. How is 'Omar described at the beginning of the book?

10. How is Anna described in Chapter 1?

(see the answer keys)

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