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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How did Reema come to be married to Aisha's depraved father?
(a) She was kidnapped at knifepoint by hired thieves.
(b) Her family was poor and was forced to sell her for money to feed his family.
(c) She was a gift to Aisha's father because of a business deal.
(d) She was used by her father to pay a debt to Aisha's father.

4. At age 11, why did Maha curse and swear at her grandfather?
(a) Her grandfather was an evil man that harmed women.
(b) Her grandfather beat her and humiliated her.
(c) She had always hated her grandfather.
(d) She was jealous of the attention Abdullah received.

5. In Chapter 1, why did Kareem come home in an angry rush and Sultana feared that he had learned of her book?
(a) He was upset and worried because he just lost his job.
(b) He was furious because he knows someone in the family has written an expose about the family.
(c) He was worried because he heard a rumor that they were about to be arrested.
(d) He was angry because they have been summoned to Sultana's father's palace.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Sultana's biggest worry with the publication of her first book?

2. How was the marriage of Kareem and Sultana affected by Sultana's book?

3. Who was Sultana, and what was her place in the Saudi royal family?

4. To whom did the item (or items) that Maha was taking to work with her belong?

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

(see the answer key)

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