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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 memento from Anna's wedding does Abdu find in the trunk?
(a) An Egyptian wedding dress.
(b) Anna and Sharif's wedding program, written in Arabic.
(c) Anna's Arabic and French marriage contracts.
(d) A pressed flower from Anna's wedding bouquet.

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

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

4. Why must Sharif's community projects be privately funded?
(a) Most public funds are spent on the military.
(b) Cromer will not release money for culture or education.
(c) The Imam does not approve of his projects.
(d) Taxes are low because most citizens are poor.

5. Why do Sharif and Anna argue in Chapter 22?
(a) Anna is angry that Sharif has been speaking to Hasna.
(b) Anna refuses to wear a veil in public.
(c) Sharif is angry that Anna took money out of her old bank account.
(d) Sharif wants only sons, no daughters.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which character is 'Omar attracted to in Chapter 21?

3. How many days must Anna sleep apart from her husband in Chapter 24?

4. Who is Hasna?

5. What does Amal want to teach if she can re-open her school?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Anna consider returning to England in Chapter 17?

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

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

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

7. How does Tareq help Amal and the fellaheen in Chapter 26?

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

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

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

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