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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. What warning did Fatma share with Sultana because of a dream she had?
(a) That Kareem was a bad man and she must be watchful and wary of him.
(b) That Sultana must pack immediately and leave Cairo to be safe.
(c) That her daughter, Amani, was becoming an extremist religious terrorist.
(d) That Sultana must cool her anger over women's issues or face great unhappiness.

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

4. With Fayza back in Saudi Arabia, what did Jafer do with his life?
(a) Moved to Lebanon to try and make a new life for himself.
(b) He returned to Saudi Arabia and tried to forget Fayza.
(c) He moved to America and hired a lawyer to help him free Fayza.
(d) He moved in with Abdullah and continued to see Fayza secretly for many years.

5. 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) They negotiated over the phone with the couple and they agreed to return home.
(d) The family hired a private investigator who found them and kidnapped Fayza after drugging Jafer.

6. What was Sultana's reaction when she realized what the Wonder Garment was and to whom it belonged?
(a) Shame and embarrassment.
(b) Complete disgust.
(c) Fearful worry.
(d) Girlish glee.

7. What would have happened to Reema if she ever officially divorced her husband?
(a) She would lose custody of her children.
(b) Women in Saudi Arabia are never granted divorces.
(c) She could face execution.
(d) She would be exiled from the country.

8. What suspicions of Sultana did Kareem have after he discovered what Abdullah had stolen from the safe?
(a) He suspected her of supplying the safe combination.
(b) He suspected that Abdullah was simply following his mother's orders.
(c) He suspected that Maha was the real thief and Sultana was covering for her by blaming Abdullah.
(d) He suspected that she was the real thief and wrongfully blamed her son.

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

10. As Amani began to change after the family's holy pilgrimage, how did she feel about her family?
(a) She thought they were old-fashioned and needed to embrace the Western world.
(b) She thought they were small-minded and unable to sympathize with her need to leave Saudi Arabia.
(c) She thought they were mocked and ridiculed by the rest of the family.
(d) She thought they were ostentatious sinners.

11. In the aftermath of Abdullah's grand plan, how did Sultana feel about Kareem?
(a) She was furious with him for his suspicions and threateded to leave him.
(b) She realized that she was wrong and begged him to forgive her.
(c) She felt that his betrayal was the "final straw" and made plans to divorce him.
(d) She believed he was hard-headed and old-fashioned, but she was lucky to have him.

12. Why did the family servant, Fatma, begin wailing and praying while she prepared the family's supper?
(a) Her granddaughter was to be circumcised that night.
(b) She knew Sultana's secret and it was tearing her up inside.
(c) Her family in Cairo was starving and she was powerless to help them.
(d) She was worried that Kareem was going to fire her the next day.

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

14. As Sultana's brother, Ali, drove the sisters to visit Reema, what opinion did Ali share?
(a) That Reema was partly responsible for what had happened to her.
(b) That Reema was too weak to leave her husband and deserved what she got.
(c) That Reema was smart to leave her husband before she got hurt.
(d) That Reema should be punished for what she did.

15. Why did Sultana enjoy spending time at the family's vacation home in Jeddah?
(a) Her favorite sister lived there.
(b) Jeddah was the birthplace of Islam and special to all Muslims.
(c) Jeddah was where she met Kareem.
(d) Jeddah was a resort-type city and had less restrictions on women.

Short Answer Questions

1. What else did the family learn that Abdullah took from the family safe?

2. Where did Sultana and her sisters go to visit Reema?

3. What did Sultana do after she discovered Abdullah's motive and actions?

4. Where did Jafer and Fayza finally meet in person to start their affair?

5. What thoughts did Sultana come to have about Amani's impact on the royal family?

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