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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the sad story of Sultana's cousin, what was the main conflict?
(a) She was wrongly accused of adultery and held in the women's room until she died.
(b) She was an American trapped in Saudi Arabia and held against her will.
(c) She was the 19th wife of an elderly Saudi man who abused her.
(d) She was married to an older man and took a forbidden lover.

2. 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 shot before a firing squad.
(d) She was stoned to death.

3. How were Sultana's "forgotten" people disadvantaged in Saudi Arabia?
(a) They were forbidden to leave the country.
(b) They were not allowed to work.
(c) They were treated as second-class citizens and had no rights.
(d) They were not permitted any form of education.

4. How does Sultana remember King Fahd from his youth?
(a) As a hateful and bullying child.
(b) As a kind and generous young man.
(c) As a handsome warrior.
(d) As a shy and fearful boy.

5. What personal decision did Maha make after spying on a Saudi man through a peephole?
(a) She would never marry an elderly man.
(b) She would never marry a man with more than one wife.
(c) She would never have sex with a man.
(d) She would reveal the man's secrets to his wives.

Short Answer Questions

1. After arriving in London, where did Maha immediately go?

2. How did Sultana react when her father and brother began to read mockingly from her book?

3. How does King Fahd look to Sultana in the photo?

4. During the purification process before the holy pilgrimage, what was the policy on cutting hair?

5. Who accompanied Maha to London?

(see the answer key)

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