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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When her marriage to Aisha's father was over, what happened to Reema?
(a) She was divorced and sent home to her family in shame.
(b) She was stoned to death in a private ceremony.
(c) She was cast into the women's room to live in exile for the rest of her life.
(d) She was married off as the second wife to a poor Yemeni tea boy.

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

4. Who was Jean Sasson?
(a) Sultana's real identity.
(b) An American wed to a Saudi prince.
(c) The author responsible for telling Sultana's story.
(d) Sultana's most trusted servant.

5. How did Sultana view her son Abdullah's attitude toward women?
(a) He was supportive of women's rights.
(b) He had contempt for women.
(c) He felt intimidated by women.
(d) He seemed to display a little chauvinism.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 1, why did Kareem come home in an angry rush and Sultana feared that he had learned of her book?

2. What special privilege was granted to Sultana in Makkah because of her royal status?

3. What was Amani like as a child?

4. What did Maha's shocking statement at the end of Chapter 2 convince her parents to do?

5. Why did Abdullah's best friend, Jafer, and a woman named Fayza have to elope to be together?

(see the answer key)

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