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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 told her husband she was going shopping and actually fled the country with only a passport and a few posessions.
(d) She faked her death and tried to escape the country dressed as a man.

2. What did Maha's shocking statement at the end of Chapter 2 convince her parents to do?
(a) Lock her in her room in complete seclusion.
(b) Take her to a psychiatrist.
(c) Send her to a boarding school.
(d) Give her more freedoms because she showed great maturity.

3. 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 furious because he knows someone in the family has written an expose about the family.
(b) He was worried because he heard a rumor that they were about to be arrested.
(c) He was upset and worried because he just lost his job.
(d) He was angry because they have been summoned to Sultana's father's palace.

4. Who is Maha?
(a) Sultana's middle child.
(b) Sultana's sister and closest friend.
(c) Ali's wife, who he eventually divorced three times.
(d) The first wife of King Fahd.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What unexpected, forbidden items did Sultana find among Maha's possessions when she was packing her things, at the end of Chapter 2?

2. How did Maha react to the decision regarding her relationship with Aisha?

3. What was the result of Maha's cursing and swearing at her grandfather?

4. What was Maha's relationship with Aisha?

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

(see the answer key)

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