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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 Prologue, why does Sultana study the photo of King Fahd?
(a) He is her nemesis.
(b) He is her father.
(c) He has just died.
(d) He is her uncle and the king of Saudi Arabia.

2. Among the purification rituals before the holy pilgrimage, what was not allowed?
(a) Eating during the daytime.
(b) Wearing of perfume, jewelry or makeup.
(c) Travel outside the country.
(d) Work.

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

4. What was the result of Maha's cursing and swearing at her grandfather?
(a) He called the religious police to deal with Maha.
(b) He sent Maha away to live in exile in Egypt.
(c) He instructed Sultana and Kareem to have Maha stoned to death.
(d) He denied the existence of both Maha and her sister.

5. In the sad story of Sultana's cousin, what memorable act did the woman attempt?
(a) She kidnapped her driver at gunpoint and made him drive her to the airport.
(b) She contacted the authorities in the United States and begged them to rescue her.
(c) She faked her death and tried to escape the country dressed as a man.
(d) She told her husband she was going shopping and actually fled the country with only a passport and a few posessions.

Short Answer Questions

1. Sultana recalls the sad story of which distant cousin whose plight was described in a Western documentary?

2. In the sad story of Sultana's cousin, what was the main conflict?

3. According to Sultana, what were the main duties of King Fahd?

4. What type of outburst did Sultana have before the family left on the pilgrimage?

5. Why did Kareem's attitude toward the pilgrimage exasperate Sultana?

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