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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What personal decision did Maha make after spying on a Saudi man through a peephole?
(a) She would never marry a man with more than one wife.
(b) She would never have sex with a man.
(c) She would reveal the man's secrets to his wives.
(d) She would never marry an elderly man.

2. After the family left Makkah after their pilgrimage, who was the man named Yousif that they met in the Valley of Mina?
(a) A messenger from King Fahd bearing sad news.
(b) Maha's fiance.
(c) Sultana's lover from years before.
(d) Kareem's old school friend.

3. What reason did Sultana give her children for the plight of women in Saudi Arabia?
(a) The commandments of the Koran.
(b) Instructions from the prophet long ago.
(c) Islamic tradition alone.
(d) The weakness of women and their inability to demand equality.

4. At the end of Chapter 6, what did Sultana hint about the future of the child for whom she prayed at the end of the family's pilgrimage?
(a) The child would have to learn a difficult lesson before too long.
(b) her prayers would be answered, but not in time.
(c) Her prayers were not answered.
(d) The child was unwilling to sway from rigidly held beliefs.

5. What is the story about that Maha wrote in London?
(a) A princess murders her husband and his nine other wives.
(b) A harem girl has sex with a man who becomes a woman.
(c) An American girl marries a Saudi man who is actually the Devil.
(d) A poor Yemeni houseboy tricks the Saudi royal family into believing he is one of their own.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the same time that Sultana was dealing with problems with her children, what trouble was Sara having with her daughter, Nashwa?

2. In the sad story of Sultana's cousin, what memorable act did the woman attempt?

3. What Western documentary tells the sad story of Sultana's cousin?

4. What did Sultana discover was missing from the safe when she checked it after Kareem called her?

5. Worried, Kareem calls Sultana to check the family's safe for what?

(see the answer key)

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