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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 does Anna decide to do at the end of Chapter 7?
(a) Call Emily.
(b) Reunite with her husband.
(c) Educate herself about the local culture.
(d) Return to England.

2. In "An End of a Beginning", what does Isabel find in a drawer as she unpacks?
(a) A blue journal.
(b) A green journal.
(c) The 1919 Egyptian flag.
(d) A tapestry.

3. Where does Isabel plan to go for the millennium celebration?
(a) Egypt.
(b) Palestine.
(c) New York.
(d) Israel.

4. What would Isabel like to create using Anna's journals?
(a) A painting.
(b) A sculpture.
(c) A film.
(d) A biography.

5. Why do Amal and Isabel find Sheikh Haroun's shrine padlocked in Chapter 15?
(a) The government wants to keep looters away.
(b) It is a private mausoleum.
(c) It is now a proper mosque.
(d) The shrine has been desecrated by protestors.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Amal get Isabel into the Atelier 'am Ghazzali?

2. How did Sharif come to be head of the Baroudi family?

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

4. Where is Amal's house located?

5. Which sea does Anna view on the way to Sinai?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the relationships between Egyptian Christians and Muslims in the early 20th century.

2. Why does Anna visit Rome in January of 1900?

3. How is Amal related to Isabel?

4. How does the scenery of Egypt affect Anna?

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

6. How does Tareq offend Amal?

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

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

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

10. How does Anna's appearance contribute to her kidnapping in Chapter 10?

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