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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How did Kareem's dream about the pilgrimage hinder him?
(a) He knew it was a message to him about what to do.
(b) The dream made him angry and certain about how to handle the situation.
(c) He thought it was Allah's will that he obey the dream.
(d) He could not overcome the fear it caused.

3. What was Sultana's fervent prayer for the child about whom she was worried at the end of their pilgrimage?
(a) That the child would not stray from the Muslim faith.
(b) That the child would not become a religious extremist.
(c) That the child would grow to be kind and treat others fairly.
(d) That the child would learn to love and trust her again.

4. After the family left Makkah after their pilgrimage, who was the man named Yousif that they met in the Valley of Mina?
(a) Kareem's old school friend.
(b) A messenger from King Fahd bearing sad news.
(c) Maha's fiance.
(d) Sultana's lover from years before.

5. What did Sultana's family decide to do about the situation with Sultana and her book?
(a) They decided to expose Sultana and turn her over to the religious police.
(b) They decided to keep quiet and protect the family's identity.
(c) They decided to step forward as a united family and support Sultana.
(d) They decided to send Sultana away before the religious police come looking for her.

Short Answer Questions

1. A year after meeting Yousif after the pilgrimage, what did the family learn had happened to him?

2. What did Sultana tell her children that the Koran says about equality of women?

3. Why did Sultana fear that Amani would turn out like her cousin Lawand?

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

5. How did Sultana explain her reaction to seeing the dead men beneath the sheet in Makkah?

(see the answer key)

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