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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Amani like as a child?
(a) Fearful and often worried she was not good enough.
(b) Quiet and studied a lot.
(c) Loud and obnoxious.
(d) Sickly and always in the hospital.

2. Who was Jean Sasson?
(a) The author responsible for telling Sultana's story.
(b) Sultana's real identity.
(c) Sultana's most trusted servant.
(d) An American wed to a Saudi prince.

3. At the end of the pilgrimage, for which of her children did Sultana worry the most?
(a) Maha.
(b) Amani.
(c) Abdullah.
(d) Muhammad.

4. What group of people in Saudi Arabia did Sultana consider forgotten?
(a) The handicapped.
(b) The women.
(c) The children.
(d) The poor.

5. How did Sultana explain her reaction to seeing the dead men beneath the sheet in Makkah?
(a) She explained that God had sent her a message.
(b) She said that she was hysterical with grief.
(c) She described the dream Kareem had.
(d) She told them she was overly tired and not herself.

Short Answer Questions

1. During the family's holy pilgrimage, what was the significance of visiting Mount Arafat?

2. Overall, what did Sultana think of Yousif, Kareem's childhood friend?

3. Who was Reema, from Yemen?

4. During the purification process before the holy pilgrimage, what was the policy on cutting hair?

5. Why did Sultana regret taking fourteen year old Amani on the holy pilgrimage at such an impressionable age?

(see the answer key)

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