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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Among the purification rituals before the holy pilgrimage, what was not allowed?
(a) Travel outside the country.
(b) Work.
(c) Eating during the daytime.
(d) Wearing of perfume, jewelry or makeup.

2. How did Maha react to the decision regarding her relationship with Aisha?
(a) She was worried that it was a bad idea.
(b) She was furious.
(c) She was an excited as Aisha.
(d) She was irritated, but understanding.

3. When Kareem and Sultana met with Aisha's father, what did the families decide about Maha and Aisha?
(a) That Aisha should come and live with Maha's family where she would have a better life.
(b) That they should stop seeing each other.
(c) That they should both go into therapy together.
(d) That Maha was a positive influence that Aisha really needed.

4. What did Sultana tell her children that the Koran says about equality of women?
(a) Men and women are equal in the eyes of God and the prophet.
(b) Women must serve men with joyful hearts.
(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. Why did the family's arrival in London surprise the permanent staff at the family home?
(a) They were forced to keep their travel plans a secret.
(b) They arrived a month earlier than they had planned.
(c) They forgot to call.
(d) The war had kept the family away for a couple of years.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the holy pilgrimage, how did Amani's clothing change?

2. When Kareem and Sultana talked to their children about women and their role in Saudi society, what was their main message?

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

4. How did Reema come to be married to Aisha's depraved father?

5. What shameful secret about her cousin, Majed, did Amani learn and share with Sultana?

(see the answer key)

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