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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What dream did Kareem have that he tells Sultana was the reason behind his attitude toward the pilgrimage?
(a) He dreamed that he would be murdered if he allowed his family to attend the pilgrimage.
(b) He dreamed that his family was killed.
(c) He dreamed he was trampled to death.
(d) He dreamed that his wife was kidnapped.

2. What did Sultana and Kareem discover that Maha was taking to work with her at the hospital?
(a) A Bible.
(b) Brass knuckles.
(c) A pistol.
(d) Drugs.

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

4. 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 worried because he heard a rumor that they were about to be arrested.
(b) He was furious because he knows someone in the family has written an expose about the family.
(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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. After the decision regarding Aisha, what did Maha say that shocked her parents?

2. What was Amani's reaction to the notable event that took place at the Plain of Mina?

3. In the sad story of Sultana's cousin, what was the main conflict?

4. When her marriage to Aisha's father was over, what happened to Reema?

5. What was Amani like as a child?

(see the answer key)

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