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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. Why do Anna and Sharif confront Lord Cromer at the Agency?
(a) Lord Cromer has denied Anna's visa.
(b) Lord Cromer has threatened to jail Sharif for marrying Anna.
(c) Lord Cromer has threatened to annul their marriage.
(d) They want their marriage to be recognized in Britain.

2. In Chapter 26, which character gives the warning: "The knowledge of what's hidden is with God alone."
(a) Mabrouka.
(b) Zeinab.
(c) Sharif.
(d) Anna.

3. What puzzles Amal about Isabel's experience at the shrine?
(a) She thought Umm Aya was dead.
(b) The caretaker of the shrine insists that the shrine is sealed.
(c) Isabel ignores Umm Aya's advice.
(d) She thought Sheikh 'Isa was dead.

4. In Chapter 24, which character does Anna wish would visit her?
(a) Sir Charles.
(b) Isabel.
(c) Caroline.
(d) Sharif.

5. What concern does Anna have about Sharif's behavior in Chapter 28?
(a) He refuses to talk to her about politics.
(b) He is spending more and more time away from home.
(c) He is becoming very secretive.
(d) He has lost his zeal for Egypt's political causes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What physical ailment sometimes prevents Sheikh 'Isa from working?

2. Which character asks the question, "How can one arrive at the planet Souad?"

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

4. Which characters prepare Anna on her "Henna Day"?

5. What game are Prince Ahmad Fuad and Prince Yusuf Kamal playing at the Club Muhammad 'Ali?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Anna feel her baby is in the balance against the ills of the world?

2. How does the "Entente cordiale" affect Sharif?

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

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

5. Why does Anna's wedding take three days to finalize?

6. How does Sharif's motivation and behavior change by Chapter 29?

7. What is the subject of "'Al-Mar'ah al-Jadidah"?

8. How does Anna's life change after Sharif's death?

9. Describe Isabel's experience in the shrine.

10. What does Zeinab think of Anna?

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