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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who accompanied Maha to London?
(a) Her grandparents.
(b) Her sisters.
(c) Her parents.
(d) Her older brother and an aunt.

3. 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) Sultana was worried that Amani would destroy them in a rage.
(c) She was afraid Amani would sell them for money to help her escape Saudi Arabia.
(d) Amani had threatened to give them to the poor.

4. What became of Sultana's cousin at the end of her sad story?
(a) She lived out her life in complete seclusion in the women's room.
(b) She committed suicide when she lost all hope.
(c) She was stoned to death.
(d) She was shot before a firing squad.

5. When Amani began to invite friends and extended family over for meetings, what was the purpose?
(a) For discussing ways to look and dress more like Americans.
(b) To practice witchcraft secretly.
(c) For planning a revolution.
(d) For prayer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Maha's shocking statement at the end of Chapter 2 convince her parents to do?

2. What is the story about that Maha wrote in London?

3. When Kareem and Sultana met with Aisha's father, what did the families decide about Maha and Aisha?

4. On the plane trip portion of the holy pilgrimage, what stories did Sultana tell her daughters?

5. What is the name of the time of purity that Sultana's Muslim family observed before making the holy pilgrimage?

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