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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Maha confirmed her family's suspicions about the story she wrote, what aspect of Saudi social life was revealed?
(a) With more royal females than males, Saudi princesses often fall in love with men that are considered below their social class.
(b) Many Saudi men find trivial reasons to have unwanted wives murdered, legally.
(c) Young wives of elderly men often seek out romantic relationships with servants.
(d) Strict segregation often leads to secret homosexuality.

2. To what city did Sultana and her family make the traditional pilgrimage of the Muslim faith?
(a) Baharain.
(b) Riyadh.
(c) Jeddah.
(d) Mecca.

3. What unique attitude toward women's rights did Sultana's daughter Amani have?
(a) She hated men for their cruelty toward women.
(b) She had no feelings about the plight of women, and wanted only to obey the Koran.
(c) She defended the old ways of Islam.
(d) Unlike her mother, she looked forward to living her life under the control of her husband.

4. Among the purification rituals before the holy pilgrimage, what was not allowed?
(a) Work.
(b) Eating during the daytime.
(c) Wearing of perfume, jewelry or makeup.
(d) Travel outside the country.

5. What personal decision did Maha make after spying on a Saudi man through a peephole?
(a) She would never marry a man with more than one wife.
(b) She would reveal the man's secrets to his wives.
(c) She would never have sex with a man.
(d) She would never marry an elderly man.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom did the item (or items) that Maha was taking to work with her belong?

2. What Western documentary tells the sad story of Sultana's cousin?

3. After Kareem confronted Noorah about her interactions with Maha, how did Sultana feel about Noorah's despair?

4. What did Sultana's family decide to do about the situation with Sultana and her book?

5. How did Reema come to be married to Aisha's depraved father?

(see the answer key)

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