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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. After Kareem confronted Noorah about her interactions with Maha, how did Sultana feel about Noorah's despair?
(a) Sultana was furious with Maha.
(b) Sultana was devastated that her mother-in-law was hurt.
(c) Sultana took pleasure in Noorah's despair.
(d) Sultana was angry with Kareem for causing his mother pain.

3. Before the family's pilgrimage in Chapter 4, how often had they made the trip as a group, previously?
(a) Only once when the children were small.
(b) Never.
(c) Once every decade.
(d) Every year.

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

5. Despite the fallout from her first book, why did Sultana know in her heart that the book needed to be written?
(a) The children of Saudi Arabia needed a voice, and Sultana was that voice.
(b) It brought world-wide attention to the corruption of the government.
(c) The book exposed the plight of the nation's poor, who suffer while so many are rich.
(d) Because Saudi men needed to be called out for their injustices toward women.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter 1, why did Kareem come home in an angry rush and Sultana feared that he had learned of her book?

3. Why did the family's arrival in London surprise the permanent staff at the family home?

4. What threat to the pilgrimage made the family nervous about taking the trip?

5. With the publication of her first book, Princess, what was Sultana's biggest regret?

(see the answer key)

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