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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. What happens to Edward in Chapter 3?
(a) He is redeployed overseas.
(b) He suffers from the psychological effects of war and is institutionalized.
(c) He cannot adapt to civillan life and leaves Anna.
(d) He suffers from the psychological effects of war and dies.

2. What does the black column in the ancient church that Anna visits represent?
(a) Satan.
(b) Injustice.
(c) Death.
(d) Judas Iscariot.

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

4. How does Amal compare Americans to Britons in Chapter 7?
(a) Both cultures want things done their way.
(b) Both cultures are lazy.
(c) Both cultures refuse to adapt to new languages.
(d) Both cultures are too quick to embrace change.

5. What shocks Isabel in Chapter 5?
(a) She sees Omar with Jasmine.
(b) The knowledge that her mother knows Omar.
(c) Jasmine curses her.
(d) The knowledge that her mother knows Amal.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Anna ride as she travels into the Sinai desert?

2. Which character proves to be a helpful friend to Anna in Alexandria?

3. Whom does Anna miss?

4. How does Anna dress after she crosses the Suez Canal?

5. Where does Isabel want Amal to accompany her in Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the scenery of Egypt affect Anna?

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

3. Why does Anna have an unhappy marriage with Edward?

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. What political goals does Sharif strive towards?

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

7. Describe Egypt's government in the early 20th century.

8. How are Amal and Isabel similar?

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

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

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