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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 long did Sharif's first marriage last?

2. When Anna's captors discover her identity, which character takes charge of her?

3. What is the mashrabiyya?

4. Who is Sharif?e

5. Why does Anna visit the South Kensington Museum?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe how Amal and 'Omar became separated from their Egyptian heritage.

2. How does Tareq offend Amal?

3. Why does Isabel bring a trunk to Amal?

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

5. What does Anna plan to do once she is released by her abductors?

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

7. What are Sir Charles' views of colonialism?

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

9. How does Jasmine shock Isabel in Chapter 5?

10. How is Amal related to Isabel?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the role of education in the novel. What roles do gender, politics, and religion have on education? In light of all these factors, where do most upper class Egyptians send their children to school, and why?

Essay Topic 2

How do the contents of Isabel's trunk affect the lives of those who read her journals? How do Anna's documents clarify both Isabel and Anna's heritage? What questions or problems do Anna's documents raise for Isabel and Anna?

Essay Topic 3

Describe Tareq and Amal's relationship. How does Tareq both offend and assist Amal? What expectations does each character have for the future of their relationship? How do politics affect the outcome of their relationship?

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