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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. During the purity time before the holy pilgrimage, why was prayer important?
(a) To ensure tranquility of the soul.
(b) To become clean.
(c) To improve one's standing with Allah.
(d) To be forgiven for sins.

3. 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 was unwilling to sway from rigidly held beliefs.
(b) Her prayers were not answered.
(c) The child would have to learn a difficult lesson before too long.
(d) her prayers would be answered, but not in time.

4. What Western documentary tells the sad story of Sultana's cousin?
(a) One Woman's Battle for Freedom.
(b) A Nightmare in Arabia.
(c) Death of a Princess.
(d) Princess.

5. 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) Men have the great responsibility of protecting and caring for their wives.
(c) Even young boys are to have more rights than their own mothers simply because of their gender.
(d) Women must serve men with joyful hearts.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the decision regarding Aisha, what did Maha say that shocked her parents?

2. Why was the family's time in Jeddah less enjoyable because of Amani?

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

4. How did Kareem feel about Sultana's thoughts on Amani's impact on the royal family?

5. When Sultana found unexpected, forbidden items among Maha's possessions, who did Sultana suspect had given them to her?

(see the answer key)

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