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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After the family's holy pilgrimage, they wished to return to Riyadh, but what forced them to delay the trip home?
(a) Kareem abandoned the family at their vacation home.
(b) Sultana had to help her sister, Sara, on an important errand.
(c) Maha became ill.
(d) A sandstorm grounded their plane.

2. When Kareem and Sultana talked to their children about women and their role in Saudi society, what was their main message?
(a) Women in Saudi Arabia must always remain subserviant to men because it is what the Koran commands.
(b) Saudi society would never change unless they acted fast.
(c) It was up to their children to bring the plight of women to the attention of the world.
(d) Saudi society was changing and would become better for women.

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

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

5. What type of outburst did Sultana have before the family left on the pilgrimage?
(a) It was about her disappointment in her marriage.
(b) It was about hating men.
(c) It was about her lack of faith.
(d) It was about her fear for her daughter's health.

Short Answer Questions

1. Overall, what did Sultana think of Yousif, Kareem's childhood friend?

2. What did Maha say was her reason for taking such an item (or items) with her to work?

3. What injustice to women did the depraved father of Maha's friend, Aisha, commit?

4. When Maha confirmed her family's suspicions about the story she wrote, what aspect of Saudi social life was revealed?

5. Why did Sultana enjoy spending time at the family's vacation home in Jeddah?

(see the answer key)

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