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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the sad story of Sultana's cousin, what memorable act did the woman attempt?
(a) She faked her death and tried to escape the country dressed as a man.
(b) She told her husband she was going shopping and actually fled the country with only a passport and a few posessions.
(c) She contacted the authorities in the United States and begged them to rescue her.
(d) She kidnapped her driver at gunpoint and made him drive her to the airport.

2. In the sad story of Sultana's cousin, what was the main conflict?
(a) She was married to an older man and took a forbidden lover.
(b) She was wrongly accused of adultery and held in the women's room until she died.
(c) She was an American trapped in Saudi Arabia and held against her will.
(d) She was the 19th wife of an elderly Saudi man who abused her.

3. During the trip to London, what is revealed about Maha's relationship with her grandmother, Noorah?
(a) Noorah planned to kidnap Maha to help her escape Saudi Arabia.
(b) Noorah was the only member of the family Maha trusted completely.
(c) Noorah had plotted with Maha to kill Sultana.
(d) Noorah taught Maha about the occult.

4. At the same time that Sultana was dealing with problems with her children, what trouble was Sara having with her daughter, Nashwa?
(a) She began stealing.
(b) She was acting sexually suggestive toward the family's servants.
(c) She became a religious extremist.
(d) She told her mother she was a lesbian.

5. What suspicions of Sultana did Kareem have after he discovered what Abdullah had stolen from the safe?
(a) He suspected that she was the real thief and wrongfully blamed her son.
(b) He suspected that Abdullah was simply following his mother's orders.
(c) He suspected her of supplying the safe combination.
(d) He suspected that Maha was the real thief and Sultana was covering for her by blaming Abdullah.

Short Answer Questions

1. What mission did Amani undertake with the family's staff of servants?

2. A year after meeting Yousif after the pilgrimage, what did the family learn had happened to him?

3. In the aftermath of Abdullah's grand plan, how did Sultana feel about Kareem?

4. What specific feelings toward women did Yousif express to Kareem?

5. At the end of the pilgrimage, for which of her children did Sultana worry the most?

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