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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Maha say was her reason for taking such an item (or items) with her to work?
(a) As an escape from the hardships of her life.
(b) To seem cool to the other workers at the hospital.
(c) For protection from the police.
(d) It was the only free time she had away from her parents' watchful eyes.

2. What was the result of Maha's cursing and swearing at her grandfather?
(a) He instructed Sultana and Kareem to have Maha stoned to death.
(b) He denied the existence of both Maha and her sister.
(c) He sent Maha away to live in exile in Egypt.
(d) He called the religious police to deal with Maha.

3. Why did Sultana fear that Amani would turn out like her cousin Lawand?
(a) Amani spent too much time with Lawand and hung on her every word.
(b) Amani looked exactl;y like Lawand.
(c) Lawand became a religious extremist and harrassed her family.
(d) Amani was addicted to cocaine like Lawand was.

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

5. Despite the fallout from her first book, why did Sultana know in her heart that the book needed to be written?
(a) The book exposed the plight of the nation's poor, who suffer while so many are rich.
(b) Because Saudi men needed to be called out for their injustices toward women.
(c) The children of Saudi Arabia needed a voice, and Sultana was that voice.
(d) It brought world-wide attention to the corruption of the government.

6. Arriving at the location of the holy pilgrimage, what was the name of the tent city the family encountered?
(a) Pilgrim's Terminal.
(b) Holy Retreat.
(c) Faithful Resting Place.
(d) Prayer Oasis.

7. What dream did Sultana have about Amani's future?
(a) She dreamed that Amani married and had a happy life.
(b) She dreamed that she joined an extremist terrorist cult.
(c) She dreamed that Amani ran away and never again spoke to her.
(d) She dreamed that Amani would marry but be widowed at a young age.

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

9. What was the purpose of Maha's trip to London in Chapter 3?
(a) To study abroad.
(b) To avoid being stoned to death in her country.
(c) To seek mental help.
(d) To escape the oppression of women.

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

11. After the decision regarding Aisha, what did Maha say that shocked her parents?
(a) That she was finally at peace with her life.
(b) That she was a lesbian.
(c) That she would kill herself.
(d) That there was no God.

12. How was the marriage of Kareem and Sultana affected by Sultana's book?
(a) Kareem did not divorce Sultana but sent her to live in Egypt with her daughters.
(b) They argued, but their marriage ended up stronger than ever.
(c) Kareem punished Sultana by placing her in seclusion in the women's room.
(d) Kareem immediately divorced Sultana.

13. In the sad story of Sultana's cousin, what was the main conflict?
(a) She was wrongly accused of adultery and held in the women's room until she died.
(b) She was married to an older man and took a forbidden lover.
(c) She was the 19th wife of an elderly Saudi man who abused her.
(d) She was an American trapped in Saudi Arabia and held against her will.

14. When Kareem and Sultana met with Aisha's father, what did the families decide about Maha and Aisha?
(a) That Maha was a positive influence that Aisha really needed.
(b) That Aisha should come and live with Maha's family where she would have a better life.
(c) That they should stop seeing each other.
(d) That they should both go into therapy together.

15. How did Amani's love of animals test her family's patience?
(a) She took in strays and fed them human food.
(b) They worried she would be arrested and stoned to death.
(c) She let them wander throughout the house, causing damage.
(d) She would only talk to the animals.

Short Answer Questions

1. Among the purification rituals before the holy pilgrimage, what was not allowed?

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

3. What threat to the pilgrimage made the family nervous about taking the trip?

4. What became of Sultana's cousin at the end of her sad story?

5. What story about the Prophet Muhammad's attitude toward women did Kareem tell his children?

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