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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the sad story of Sultana's cousin, what was the main conflict?
(a) She was married to an older man and took a forbidden lover.
(b) She was the 19th wife of an elderly Saudi man who abused her.
(c) She was an American trapped in Saudi Arabia and held against her will.
(d) She was wrongly accused of adultery and held in the women's room until she died.

2. What unexpected, forbidden items did Sultana find among Maha's possessions when she was packing her things, at the end of Chapter 2?
(a) Love letters from a depraved older man.
(b) Books on the occult and witchcraft.
(c) Pornography.
(d) Weapons.

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

4. During the family's holy pilgrimage, what was the significance of visiting Mount Arafat?
(a) It was where Sultana and Kareem were wed.
(b) It was where the Prophet Muhammad gave his final sermon.
(c) It is where scientists believe the Kaaba was built.
(d) It is considered the birthplace of Islam.

5. What was the purpose of Maha's trip to London in Chapter 3?
(a) To seek mental help.
(b) To study abroad.
(c) To avoid being stoned to death in her country.
(d) To escape the oppression of women.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Amani's love of animals test her family's patience?

2. What change in Amani occurred during the family's holy pilgrimage?

3. At the end of the pilgrimage, for which of her children did Sultana worry the most?

4. What group of people in Saudi Arabia did Sultana consider forgotten?

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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