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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of outburst did Sultana have before the family left on the pilgrimage?
(a) It was about her lack of faith.
(b) It was about her disappointment in her marriage.
(c) It was about hating men.
(d) It was about her fear for her daughter's health.

2. What threat to the pilgrimage made the family nervous about taking the trip?
(a) Threat of danger from Iranian radicals.
(b) Sultana's high-risk pregnancy.
(c) Maha's unstable health.
(d) The fear of Kareem's dream coming true.

3. On the plane trip portion of the holy pilgrimage, what stories did Sultana tell her daughters?
(a) Stories of children being hurt or kidnapped during the holy pilgrimage.
(b) Stories of their childhood and how much she sacrificed for them.
(c) Stories about their poor ancestors and how proud she was of them.
(d) Stories of how Allah had blessed her life.

4. What happened after Kareem and Sultana confronted Amani and told her she needed to have passion for humans and not animals?
(a) She became depressed and released all the animals from their cages.
(b) She threatened to kill herself.
(c) She calmed down and became less fanatic.
(d) She became angry and more fanatic than ever.

5. When her marriage to Aisha's father was over, what happened to Reema?
(a) She was stoned to death in a private ceremony.
(b) She was divorced and sent home to her family in shame.
(c) She was married off as the second wife to a poor Yemeni tea boy.
(d) She was cast into the women's room to live in exile for the rest of her life.

Short Answer Questions

1. What change in Amani occurred during the family's holy pilgrimage?

2. What family crisis changed the way Kareem felt about the pilgrimage?

3. What was the result of Maha's cursing and swearing at her grandfather?

4. How did Sultana react when her father and brother began to read mockingly from her book?

5. To whom in London did Maha feel comfortable speaking to, openly?

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