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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What vow did Sultana make to herself as she fell asleep after dealing with Fatma's problem?
(a) She would fight against female circumcision.
(b) She was going to purify and cleanse herself to make things right with God.
(c) She would never again let Kareem ruin another innocent life.
(d) She would make sure that none of her servants' families were starving while she had so much.

2. What was the aftermath of Abdullah's plan?
(a) Fayza's father saw how grief-stricken his daughter was and allowed her to marry Jafer.
(b) Abdullah denied his involvement in the plan and blamed Sultana for everything.
(c) Abdullah was arrested but his royal status limited the punishment he would receive.
(d) Abdullah admitted to his thievery and returned all the family treasures.

3. After the holy pilgrimage, how did Amani's clothing change?
(a) She worried that everything she owned was too ugly.
(b) She wore the dark, thick clothing of a fundamentalist.
(c) She wore short skirts and revealing tops at home.
(d) She refused to wear her veil in public.

4. What did Sultana do after she discovered Abdullah's motive and actions?
(a) She decided to not meddle and let true love rule the day.
(b) She called the police and turned her son in.
(c) She immediately forgave Abdullah for his theft and took him to London to see a psychiatrist.
(d) She called the girl's parents and told them what had happened.

5. Worried, Kareem calls Sultana to check the family's safe for what?
(a) The children's passports.
(b) The family jewels.
(c) His father's will.
(d) A large sum of American dollars.

6. To whom did the Wonder Garment that Sultana found belong?
(a) Saleem.
(b) Kareem.
(c) Abdullah.
(d) Ali.

7. What did Reema suspect was wrong with her husband, Saleem?
(a) Depression over gambling debt.
(b) A personality disorder.
(c) A brain tumor.
(d) Feelings for another woman.

8. How did Kareem feel about what Abdullah did with the additional item/s he took from the family safe?
(a) He was angry but proud of his son's sense of charity.
(b) He was ashamed of his son.
(c) He was happy with Abdullah's decisions.
(d) He was disappointed and could not understand Abdullah's motive.

9. What did the family learn that Abdullah had done with the additional item/s he took from the family safe?
(a) He destroyed it.
(b) He sold it for money to finance his plan to help Jafer.
(c) He gave it to the poor.
(d) He donated it to a hospital in Lebanon.

10. What did Kareem do to keep Abdullah from leaving the country?
(a) He called the police and told them that Abdullah was dangerous.
(b) He offered him a new car if he stayed.
(c) He threatened to disown him.
(d) He locked up the passports in a safe.

11. How did Fayza's family get her back from Jafer?
(a) Fayza felt guilty for going against her family and begged Jafer to allow her to go home and face her punishment.
(b) They negotiated over the phone with the couple and they agreed to return home.
(c) They tracked them down, knocked out Jafer and took Fayza by force.
(d) The family hired a private investigator who found them and kidnapped Fayza after drugging Jafer.

12. What did Sultana discover was missing from the safe when she checked it after Kareem called her?
(a) A precious diamond and ruby necklace was missing.
(b) All of the cash was missing.
(c) All of the family's legal paperwork was missing.
(d) The passports for Abdullah and Maha were missing.

13. What did Sultana learn from her sisters about Reema in the aftermath of her situation?
(a) She was suicidal.
(b) She was finally happy and content with her life.
(c) She would never walk again.
(d) She must use a colostomy bag for the rest of her life.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. With Fayza back in Saudi Arabia, what did Jafer do with his life?

2. As Sultana's brother, Ali, drove the sisters to visit Reema, what opinion did Ali share?

3. Why did Sultana believe that Amani's upbringing was the reason for the changes in her behavior?

4. At the same time that Sultana was dealing with problems with her children, what trouble was Sara having with her daughter, Nashwa?

5. When the sisters all gathered to remember their mother, they told Sultana that their mother thought Sultana was a thief. What did Sultana do then that made them all laugh?

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