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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12 and Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Sultana regret taking fourteen year old Amani on the holy pilgrimage at such an impressionable age?
(a) She became paranoid that God did not love her.
(b) She announced that she no longer believed in God at all.
(c) She decided she was not meant to be a Muslim.
(d) She became a religious fanatic.

2. What impact on women's rights did the Gulf War have for the women of Saudi Arabia?
(a) The war had little impact on women's rights.
(b) The restrictions were lessened.
(c) The restrictions vanished for a short period of time.
(d) The restrictions became harsher.

3. How did Amani's family handle her animal obsession?
(a) They built a small zoo and hired caretakers.
(b) They hid the animals to protect Amani from arrest and punishment.
(c) They secretly took her animals during the night and told her they had been stolen.
(d) They sent her to boarding school where animals were not allowed.

4. At age 11, why did Maha curse and swear at her grandfather?
(a) She was jealous of the attention Abdullah received.
(b) Her grandfather beat her and humiliated her.
(c) She had always hated her grandfather.
(d) Her grandfather was an evil man that harmed women.

5. How did Sultana explain divorce in Saudi Arabia?
(a) As the only way that men and women become equal.
(b) As impossible for women to attain.
(c) As a woman's only chance at a good life.
(d) As a means of oppressing women.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the time of purity that Sultana's Muslim family observed before making the holy pilgrimage?

2. When Kareem and Sultana met with Aisha's father, what did the families decide about Maha and Aisha?

3. Where did Sultana and her sisters go to visit Reema?

4. What did Sultana learn from her sisters about Reema in the aftermath of her situation?

5. What vow did Sultana make to herself as she fell asleep after dealing with Fatma's problem?

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