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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Maha react to the decision regarding her relationship with Aisha?
(a) She was furious.
(b) She was irritated, but understanding.
(c) She was worried that it was a bad idea.
(d) She was an excited as Aisha.

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

3. What horrible story, that shocked Kareem, did Yousif believe was not a crime?
(a) A man poured scalding water down the throat of his baby daughter to kill her.
(b) A man had seven wives, two of whom were his own daughters.
(c) A man buried alive his unwanted children in the desert.
(d) A man wed teenage virgins, used them for sex and then divorced them instantly when he was bored of them.

4. What injustice to women did the depraved father of Maha's friend, Aisha, commit?
(a) He sent his wives to live in seclusion in the women's room when he was bored of them.
(b) He married several women at once and then stoned to death the ones who did not conceive within a year.
(c) He divorced his wives when they stopped being able to have children.
(d) He married girls as young as eleven as temporary brides and then unmarried them.

5. Who accompanied Maha to London?
(a) Her older brother and an aunt.
(b) Her sisters.
(c) Her parents.
(d) Her grandparents.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of outburst did Sultana have before the family left on the pilgrimage?

2. What was Amani like as a child?

3. After the first day of the pilgrimage, what sounds did Sultana hear coming from Amani's room?

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

5. What reason did Sultana give her children for the plight of women in Saudi Arabia?

(see the answer key)

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