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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. When Fatma gave Sultana the warning from her dream, how did Sultana interpret the message?
(a) As communication from her dead mother.
(b) As completely meaningless.
(c) As too confusing to understand.
(d) As a message from God.

2. Why did Abdullah's best friend, Jafer, and a woman named Fayza have to elope to be together?
(a) They were cousins.
(b) Their families had hated eachother for generations.
(c) Jafer was significantly younger than Fayza.
(d) They were from different social classes.

3. What change in Amani occurred during the family's holy pilgrimage?
(a) She decided that she was confused about her path in life and what God wanted from her.
(b) She decided to reject religion completely.
(c) She became devoutly religious.
(d) She became depressed and withdrawn.

4. How was Sultana's upbringing different from those of her children?
(a) Sultana's father and mother were strictly religious.
(b) Sultana grew up in a boarding school in Switzerland.
(c) Sultana's mother died during childbirth so she never knew a mother's love.
(d) Sultana grew up in a time of great poverty.

5. Sultana recalls the sad story of which distant cousin whose plight was described in a Western documentary?
(a) Princess Misha'il.
(b) Princess Anani.
(c) Princess Noorah.
(d) Princess Maha.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the purpose of Maha's trip to London in Chapter 3?

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

4. How did Fayza's family get her back from Jafer?

5. When Kareem and Sultana talked to their children about women and their role in Saudi society, what was their main message?

(see the answer key)

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