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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Overall, what did Sultana think of Yousif, Kareem's childhood friend?
(a) He was arrogant and rude, but basically a good man like Kareem.
(b) He represented the worst of the Muslim culture.
(c) She had great sympathy for him and his mission in life.
(d) He gave her hope that the men of Saudi Arabia could change.

2. At age 11, why did Maha curse and swear at her grandfather?
(a) She was jealous of the attention Abdullah received.
(b) Her grandfather beat her and humiliated her.
(c) She had always hated her grandfather.
(d) Her grandfather was an evil man that harmed women.

3. What is the story about that Maha wrote in London?
(a) A harem girl has sex with a man who becomes a woman.
(b) An American girl marries a Saudi man who is actually the Devil.
(c) A princess murders her husband and his nine other wives.
(d) A poor Yemeni houseboy tricks the Saudi royal family into believing he is one of their own.

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

5. To whom did the item (or items) that Maha was taking to work with her belong?
(a) Ali.
(b) Aisha's father.
(c) Kareem.
(d) Aisha.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Amani's family handle her animal obsession?

2. When two men were trampled to death at Makkah, why did Sultana panic?

3. In the Prologue, why does Sultana study the photo of King Fahd?

4. How did Sultana explain her reaction to seeing the dead men beneath the sheet in Makkah?

5. During the family's holy pilgrimage, what notable event took place at the Plain of Mina?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Maha react to the restrictions her parents placed on her in regard to her relationship with Aisha?

2. When Sultana told her daughters stories on the plane during their holy pilgrimage, how did their reaction make Sultana feel?

3. Describe Sultana's experience of purification before the holy pilgrimage.

4. At the end of the family's holy pilgrimage, Sultana had great worries about Amani's future. Explain why Sultana feared that Amani might become a religious extremist?

5. Describe the story Maha wrote while in London.

6. Explain how Kareem's dream about the holy pilgrimage affected his attitude toward participating in it in the future.

7. How did Kareem react to the news about Maha that was revealed in London?

8. Describe how Amani's family and servants catered to her love of animals.

9. Describe what happened at the eventful and memorable dinner with Lawand and Sara that Sultana recalled in Chapter 5.

10. What types of stories did Sultana tell her daughters on the plane, and how did they react?

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