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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During the family's holy pilgrimage, what notable event took place at the Plain of Mina?
(a) Kareem was nearly trampled to death.
(b) Sultana gave up all luxuries to commerate the sacrifice of her ancestors.
(c) Amani had her religious awakening.
(d) The family watched hundreds of animals be taken to slaughter.

2. After reading Maha's story, what realization was made by her family?
(a) That she is a lesbian.
(b) That she is fearful of marriage.
(c) That she is in love with a boy below her social class.
(d) That she does not want to be circumcised.

3. What personal decision did Maha make after spying on a Saudi man through a peephole?
(a) She would never marry an elderly man.
(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 a man with more than one wife.

4. Why did Kareem's attitude toward the pilgrimage exasperate Sultana?
(a) He always insisted on going alone and would not allow Sultana to accompany him.
(b) He always scheduled the trip and then canceled the plans at the last minute.
(c) He was not interested in going.
(d) He demanded that the family attend, even if they were not interested.

5. How did Sultana's daughters react to the stories she told them on the plane?
(a) They hung on her every word and were fascinated.
(b) They were uninterested in what she had to say.
(c) They became excited and felt very safe.
(d) They were horrified and worried by her stories.

6. How does Sultana remember King Fahd from his youth?
(a) As a kind and generous young man.
(b) As a hateful and bullying child.
(c) As a shy and fearful boy.
(d) As a handsome warrior.

7. How did Amani attempt to sabotage her family when they went hunting?
(a) She refused to eat or speak until they agreed to cancel their hunting trip.
(b) She hid their car keys and made it impossible to leave.
(c) She dismantled their gins and threw ammunition away.
(d) She called the police and reported them.

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(b) She became depressed and withdrawn.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

9. What injustice to women did the depraved father of Maha's friend, Aisha, commit?
(a) He married girls as young as eleven as temporary brides and then unmarried them.
(b) He sent his wives to live in seclusion in the women's room when he was bored of them.
(c) He married several women at once and then stoned to death the ones who did not conceive within a year.
(d) He divorced his wives when they stopped being able to have children.

10. What threat to the pilgrimage made the family nervous about taking the trip?
(a) The fear of Kareem's dream coming true.
(b) Sultana's high-risk pregnancy.
(c) Maha's unstable health.
(d) Threat of danger from Iranian radicals.

11. How did Maha react to the decision regarding her relationship with Aisha?
(a) She was an excited as Aisha.
(b) She was irritated, but understanding.
(c) She was furious.
(d) She was worried that it was a bad idea.

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

13. When two men were trampled to death at Makkah, why did Sultana panic?
(a) She had a dream that someone she loved would soon die.
(b) She feared that one of the men was Kareem,
(c) She could not find her son.
(d) She last saw her nephew at the spot where the men were killed.

14. What type of outburst did Sultana have before the family left on the pilgrimage?
(a) It was about her lack of faith.
(b) It was about hating men.
(c) It was about her fear for her daughter's health.
(d) It was about her disappointment in her marriage.

15. 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 became harsher.
(c) The restrictions were lessened.
(d) The restrictions vanished for a short period of time.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of the pilgrimage, for which of her children did Sultana worry the most?

2. What horrible story, that shocked Kareem, did Yousif believe was not a crime?

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

4. What was Sultana's biggest worry with the publication of her first book?

5. Sultana recalls the sad story of which distant cousin whose plight was described in a Western documentary?

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