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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. What happened when Sultana confronted Kareem about his attitude toward the pilgrimage?
(a) They decided that Sultana would go alone.
(b) They got into a shouting and shoving match.
(c) Kareem forbade her to ever go with him.
(d) She begged him to allow her to go with him that year and he agreed.

2. What Western documentary tells the sad story of Sultana's cousin?
(a) Princess.
(b) A Nightmare in Arabia.
(c) One Woman's Battle for Freedom.
(d) Death of a Princess.

3. During the family's holy pilgrimage, what notable event took place at the Plain of Mina?
(a) Amani had her religious awakening.
(b) The family watched hundreds of animals be taken to slaughter.
(c) Kareem was nearly trampled to death.
(d) Sultana gave up all luxuries to commerate the sacrifice of her ancestors.

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

5. During the purification process before the holy pilgrimage, what was the policy on cutting hair?
(a) Men were not permitted to cut their hair, but women and children were allowed.
(b) The faithful would cut off a lock of their own hair as part of a ritual.
(c) Men's head must be shaved and women must have a haircut.
(d) It was not allowed.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Sultana react when her father and brother began to read mockingly from her book?

2. How did Sultana's daughters react to the stories she told them on the plane?

3. After Kareem confronted Noorah about her interactions with Maha, how did Sultana feel about Noorah's despair?

4. Why did the family's arrival in London surprise the permanent staff at the family home?

5. What did Sultana and Kareem discover that Maha was taking to work with her at the hospital?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain mut'a, the cruel and selfish custom practiced by the depraved father of Maha's friend, Aisha.

2. Describe how a poor Yemeni girl named Reema fell into the clutches of Aisha's depraved father and fell victim to the mut'a.

3. In the end, explain what the family decided to do about Sultana and the book and how they treated her.

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

5. Explain why Maha went to London and who accompanied her.

6. As Sultana gazed upon a photo of her uncle, the king of Saudi Arabia, Fahd ibn Abdul Aziz, what thoughts and feelings did she have about the man's character?

7. When the family was in the final days of their holy pilgrimage and came to the Plain of Mina, explain what was being done with hundreds of goats and other animals and how Amani reacted when she arrived and witnessed what was going on there.

8. Explain Maha's relationship with Aisha.

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

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

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