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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 publication does Anna become involved with after her wedding?
(a) A start-up French/Arabic women's magazine.
(b) Akher Sa'a, a government owned weekly newspaper.
(c) Akhbar al-Adab, a political magazine.
(d) Al-Ahram Hebdo, a French-language weekly newspaper.

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

3. 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.

4. What does Anna miss about the desert in Chapter 17?
(a) The opportunity to live in a man's world.
(b) Its simplicity.
(c) The privacy of being completely alone.
(d) Its beauty.

5. What fear does 'Omar have about his relationship with Isabel?
(a) His health is not good enough.
(b) He fears she may be his daughter.
(c) He fears she may be shot by a terrorist.
(d) She will eventually find a younger man.

Short Answer Questions

1. What honor does Zeinab give Anna the night of her wedding?

2. Where does Anna want to live once she and Sharif are married?

3. What does Anna remove on May 17th, 1901?

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

5. What concern does Sheikh Muhammad 'Abdu have about the future of Palestine?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Emily react to Anna's decision to marry Sharif?

2. What fear does Sharif have for Nur's future?

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

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

5. How does Cromer react to Anna's decision to marry Sharif?

6. What does Zeinab think of Anna?

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

8. How does Amal honor her ancestors once her research is complete?

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

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

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