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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After hearing Amani speak poorly of her family, why did Sultana lock the family's jewels in a safe?
(a) Amani was stealing from everyone in the family.
(b) Amani had threatened to give them to the poor.
(c) She was afraid Amani would sell them for money to help her escape Saudi Arabia.
(d) Sultana was worried that Amani would destroy them in a rage.

2. How did Sultana fare during the purification process before the holy pilgrimage?
(a) She knew she would fail, so she refused to begin the process.
(b) She devoted herself to the idea and had only a little trouble.
(c) She struggled greatly.
(d) She suffered a nervous breakdown.

3. To whom did the item (or items) that Maha was taking to work with her belong?
(a) Aisha's father.
(b) Ali.
(c) Kareem.
(d) Aisha.

4. What did Sultana tell her children that the Koran says about equality of women?
(a) Women must serve men with joyful hearts.
(b) Men and women are equal in the eyes of God and the prophet.
(c) Even young boys are to have more rights than their own mothers simply because of their gender.
(d) Men have the great responsibility of protecting and caring for their wives.

5. After viewing the notable event that occurred at the Plain of Mina, what did Amani refrain from later that evening?
(a) Sleeping.
(b) Eating meat.
(c) Wearing her veil.
(d) Speaking.

Short Answer Questions

1. During the trip to London, what is revealed about Maha's relationship with her grandmother, Noorah?

2. Why did Kareem's attitude toward the pilgrimage exasperate Sultana?

3. What horrible story, that shocked Kareem, did Yousif believe was not a crime?

4. As Amani began to change after the family's holy pilgrimage, how did she feel about her family?

5. Who is Maha?

(see the answer key)

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