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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Sultana and Kareem discover that Maha was taking to work with her at the hospital?
(a) Brass knuckles.
(b) A pistol.
(c) A Bible.
(d) Drugs.

2. What did Sultana tell her children that the Koran says about equality of women?
(a) Men have the great responsibility of protecting and caring for their wives.
(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 and women are equal in the eyes of God and the prophet.

3. At age 10, to what did Maha set on fire?
(a) A beloved pet.
(b) The Koran.
(c) The family car.
(d) Her brother's clothing.

4. How did Sultana's daughters react to the stories she told them on the plane?
(a) They were uninterested in what she had to say.
(b) They became excited and felt very safe.
(c) They hung on her every word and were fascinated.
(d) They were horrified and worried by her stories.

5. 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) The child was unwilling to sway from rigidly held beliefs.
(d) Her prayers were not answered.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what city did Sultana and her family make the traditional pilgrimage of the Muslim faith?

2. What happened when Sultana confronted Kareem about his attitude toward the pilgrimage?

3. During the family's holy pilgrimage, what notable event took place at the Plain of Mina?

4. After reading Maha's story, what realization was made by her family?

5. What threat to the pilgrimage made the family nervous about taking the trip?

(see the answer key)

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