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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When Kareem and Sultana met with Aisha's father, what did the families decide about Maha and Aisha?
(a) That Maha was a positive influence that Aisha really needed.
(b) That Aisha should come and live with Maha's family where she would have a better life.
(c) That they should stop seeing each other.
(d) That they should both go into therapy together.

3. What was Sultana's biggest worry with the publication of her first book?
(a) That she would be exiled from the country.
(b) That her identity would be revealed.
(c) That her sisters would be punished for her actions.
(d) That the king would be angry with her.

4. How did Sultana react when her father and brother began to read mockingly from her book?
(a) She was too frightened to respond.
(b) She laughed out loud in relief.
(c) She was humiliated.
(d) Her fear turned to anger.

5. When Sultana found unexpected, forbidden items among Maha's possessions, who did Sultana suspect had given them to her?
(a) Aisha.
(b) Noorah.
(c) Aisha's father.
(d) Ali.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Jean Sasson?

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

3. What impact on women's rights did the Gulf War have for the women of Saudi Arabia?

4. What did Sultana's family decide to do about the situation with Sultana and her book?

5. What did Sultana and Kareem discover that Maha was taking to work with her at the hospital?

(see the answer key)

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