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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the haramlek?

2. What talent makes Omar famous?

3. What are Sir Charles' views on the occupation of Egypt?

4. Where does Jasmine live?

5. Why does Anna go to Alexandria in Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Anna visit Egypt?

2. What request do the women of Tawasi make of Isabel?

3. How does Anna's appearance change as she travels to Sinai?

4. Describe Egypt's government in the early 20th century.

5. How does the scenery of Egypt affect Anna?

6. How is Anna described in Chapter 1?

7. What happened to Sharif's first marriage?

8. How are Amal and Isabel similar?

9. How does Isabel react to the events she experiences on her trip to Tawasi?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What ironies are evident in the novel? What irony does Amal's family experience throughout the novel? What ironies are present in the "Entente cordiale" and subsequent political agreements? How is irony used to view the cycle of political and social/personal oppression suffered by the Egyptians?

Essay Topic 2

How does Egyptian culture affect Anna throughout the novel? What adaptations does Anna have to make while traveling through Egypt? How does the religious and political climate of Egypt differ from Anna's traditional British upbringing? What British traditions and customs does Anna have to change when she becomes an Egyptian wife?

Essay Topic 3

Compare Egypt's government in the early 20th century with its government in the late 20th century. How did the political climate and subsequent events in the early 20th century affect the political climate and events in the late 20th century? What freedoms were earned in the late 20th century due to the efforts of men like Sharif in the early 20th century?

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