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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What story about the Prophet Muhammad's attitude toward women did Kareem tell his children?
(a) The prophet spoke to the king in a dream and told him that Islamic women deserved equality.
(b) The prophet wept when he heard of people burying their daughters alive.
(c) The prophet stood on a mountaintop and told the people that Allah desired that men should govern over women with kindness and love.
(d) The prophet instructed a tribe of men to kill all females born to their family for 10 years.

2. What is the story about that Maha wrote in London?
(a) A harem girl has sex with a man who becomes a woman.
(b) An American girl marries a Saudi man who is actually the Devil.
(c) A princess murders her husband and his nine other wives.
(d) A poor Yemeni houseboy tricks the Saudi royal family into believing he is one of their own.

3. Why was Amani's love of animals so unique in Saudi Arabia?
(a) Most Saudis did not show affection to animals.
(b) Having pets was illegal in Saudi Arabia.
(c) The Koran declared all animals unclean.
(d) Muslims were forbidden to touch animals that were not used for food.

4. What memorable event happened during a tense dinner with Sultana, Sara and their cousin, Lawand?
(a) Lawand suffered a nervous breakdown and was locked in seclusion for the next three months.
(b) Lawand pinched and slapped Sultana for wearing a diamond necklace.
(c) Lawand attacked Sara and Sultana sprayed her with Mace.
(d) Lawand spoke loudly about her extremist religious beliefs and was arrested at the restaurant.

5. After Kareem confronted Noorah about her interactions with Maha, how did Sultana feel about Noorah's despair?
(a) Sultana was furious with Maha.
(b) Sultana was devastated that her mother-in-law was hurt.
(c) Sultana took pleasure in Noorah's despair.
(d) Sultana was angry with Kareem for causing his mother pain.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened when Sultana confronted Kareem about his attitude toward the pilgrimage?

2. During the trip to London, what is revealed about Maha's relationship with her grandmother, Noorah?

3. To what city did Sultana and her family make the traditional pilgrimage of the Muslim faith?

4. What personal decision did Maha make after spying on a Saudi man through a peephole?

5. Arriving at the location of the holy pilgrimage, what was the name of the tent city the family encountered?

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