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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Amani began to invite friends and extended family over for meetings, what was the purpose?
(a) To practice witchcraft secretly.
(b) For discussing ways to look and dress more like Americans.
(c) For planning a revolution.
(d) For prayer.

2. How did the story of Reema's situation leave Sultana feeling?
(a) Downcast and disillusioned.
(b) Jealous.
(c) Hopeful and excited.
(d) Angry and ready to fight.

3. 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 disappointed and could not understand Abdullah's motive.
(d) He was happy with Abdullah's decisions.

4. What help did Fatma seek from Sultana?
(a) She wanted Sultana to send food and medicine to Fatma's family in Cairo.
(b) She wanted protection from Kareem, whom she feared.
(c) She wanted money to guarantee her silence.
(d) She thought her family would listen to the princess.

5. How did Amani's brother and sister deal with her changing behavior?
(a) Maha gave in to her demands and Abdullah fought back.
(b) Maha refused to speak to either of her siblings and Abdullah became distant.
(c) Abdullah gave in to her demands and Maha fought back.
(d) Abdullah refused to speak to either of his sisters and Maha became distant.

6. 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?
(a) She slipped into the Wonder Garment she had stolen and danced for them.
(b) She went to her room to retrieve things she had taken from each of them over the years.
(c) She showed them the photos she had stolen from Kareem's secret hiding spot.
(d) She did an impression of their brother, Ali.

7. What circumstances led up to Reema's situation?
(a) She had planned for years to leave her husband if he ever hit her, which he did one night after getting drunk and gambling.
(b) Her husband grew increasingly violent and raped her one night after watching pornography.
(c) She fell in love with her driver, who was kind to her, unlike her abusive husband.
(d) She had received threatening notes and phone calls for several weeks leading up to the attack.

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

9. What did Sultana discover that Abdullah had done?
(a) He had stolen jewelry and cash to give away to the poor.
(b) He had eloped and secretly fled to America.
(c) He had stolen his father's identity to gain access to the family's fortune.
(d) He used Maha's passport to help Fayza reunite with Jafer.

10. How did Fatma's family react to Sultana's intrusion into their lives?
(a) They stubbornly argued with her.
(b) They were humbled and embarrassed.
(c) They changed their minds but did not give Sultana any credit.
(d) They were grateful and wept in joy.

11. How did Jafer and Fayza meet?
(a) They were neighbors and grew up together.
(b) At the souk (public market).
(c) At a chance meeting at Kareem's law firm.
(d) Abdullah introduced them.

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

13. After what event did Sultana and her family rest in their villa in Cairo?
(a) Abdullah's return to his family.
(b) The wedding of Fayza and Jafer.
(c) A family reunion.
(d) The holy pilgrimage to Makkah.

14. What thoughts did Sultana come to have about Amani's impact on the royal family?
(a) She was worried that Amani's actions would embarrass the family name.
(b) She knew Amani would be the favored child for her selfless giving.
(c) She feared that Amani would expose the family's dark secrets.
(d) She feared that Amani would be the downfall of the family.

15. Who was Reema?
(a) Kareem's new wife.
(b) Kareem's mother.
(c) Sultana's oldest daughter.
(d) Sultana's middle sister.

Short Answer Questions

1. What huge obstacle did Jafer and Fayza face when they decided to elope?

2. As Amani began to change after the family's holy pilgrimage, how did she feel about her family?

3. What was the purpose of the Wonder Garment?

4. When Fatma gave Sultana the warning from her dream, how did Sultana interpret the message?

5. To where did Jafer and Fayza flee together?

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