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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. How does Amal get Isabel into the Atelier 'am Ghazzali?

2. What does Layla pack into Anna's saddleback before Anna leaves for Sinai?

3. Where does Jasmine live?

4. Which country rules Egypt in Chapter 6?

5. What does Amal discover that matches one of Omar's possessions?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Amal related to Isabel?

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

3. Why does Anna have an unhappy marriage with Edward?

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

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

6. How are Amal and Isabel similar?

7. How does the scenery of Egypt affect Anna?

8. How does Anna and Sharif's relationship change at St. Catherine's monastery?

9. In the early 20th century, how do the roles of men and women differ in Egypt?

10. Why does Anna visit Egypt?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast Anna and Amal. What aspects of Anna are evident in Amal before she reads the journals? How does Amal's research into Anna's life affect her character?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Describe how the romantic triangle between Jasmine, 'Omar, and Isabel affects each character's development. What alerts 'Omar to the possibility of incest? What emotional and social repercussions may arise from his affair with both women? By the end of the novel, how is Little Sharif's heritage established?

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