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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 is Anna supposed to meet Sharif's father?
(a) At the formal banquet.
(b) After they are married.
(c) After a formal banquet.
(d) On the day of the wedding.

2. What is tarab?
(a) A type of Arabic dance.
(b) A traditional Arabic wedding gift.
(c) A form of Arabic music.
(d) The highly ornate wedding gown.

3. Which Middle Eastern political group does Sharif oppose?
(a) Sunni.
(b) The Tories.
(c) Zionists.
(d) Baath Party.

4. What game are Prince Ahmad Fuad and Prince Yusuf Kamal playing at the Club Muhammad 'Ali?
(a) Chess.
(b) Senet.
(c) Pool.
(d) Backgammon.

5. Which American official visits Egypt in Chapter 27?
(a) President William McKinley.
(b) President Theodore Roosevelt.
(c) Secretary of State John Hay.
(d) Vice-President William Taft.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character does Amal fear for in "An End?"

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

3. What has ten-year-old Ahmad memorized in Chapter 27?

4. What fear does 'Omar have about his relationship with Isabel?

5. What nationality is Hussein's wife?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to Layla, what has been the net result of the political strife in Egypt?

2. Why does Amal fear for 'Omar?

3. How does Amal react to Isabel's story about her experience at the shrine?

4. Why did Ibrahim Nassif al-Wardani assassinate Prime Minister Ghali?

5. Why do Anna and Sharif argue in Chapter 22?

6. How does Tareq offer to help Amal in Chapter 21?

7. What does Zeinab think of Anna?

8. What atrocity begins with the death of a few pigeons?

9. How does the Zionist movement affect the Egyptian characters in the book?

10. Why is 'Omar concerned about Isabel's pregnancy?

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