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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Sultana, what were the main duties of King Fahd?
(a) To rule over four distinct groups of citizens.
(b) To bring peace to war-torn Saudi Arabia.
(c) To unify the people and eliminate class distinctions.
(d) To establish order among the chaotic nation.

2. What protection did the title of "princess" afford Sultana when it came to exposing her identity?
(a) Princesses could get away with things that ordinary people could not.
(b) There were hundreds of princesses like her in the royal family.
(c) She was safe from any harm or punishment because she was a part of the royal family.
(d) Anything she did wrong would be blamed on her husband.

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

4. After arriving in London, where did Maha immediately go?
(a) To a posh resort.
(b) To a safehouse.
(c) To a mental institution.
(d) To see long-lost family.

5. What threat to the pilgrimage made the family nervous about taking the trip?
(a) The fear of Kareem's dream coming true.
(b) Sultana's high-risk pregnancy.
(c) Maha's unstable health.
(d) Threat of danger from Iranian radicals.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Kareem's dream about the pilgrimage hinder him?

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

3. Arriving at the location of the holy pilgrimage, what was the name of the tent city the family encountered?

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

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

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