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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. How was Sultana's upbringing different from those of her children?
(a) Sultana's father and mother were strictly religious.
(b) Sultana grew up in a boarding school in Switzerland.
(c) Sultana grew up in a time of great poverty.
(d) Sultana's mother died during childbirth so she never knew a mother's love.

2. How did Sultana react to Fatma's explanation of why she was so upset?
(a) She bribed Fatma with the promise of money if she would keep quiet.
(b) She explained that she was against female circumcision and thought it barbaric.
(c) She threatened to fire Fatma.
(d) She was sympathetic and wanted to help those who were poor and starving.

3. How did Reema look when Sultana and her sisters came to visit her?
(a) Worried but content.
(b) Sickly and scared.
(c) Angry and wanting revenge.
(d) Excited and happy.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Sultana explain divorce in Saudi Arabia?

2. To whom did the Wonder Garment that Sultana found belong?

3. Since Ali had divorced his wife, Nada, three times, why did he need his sisters' help?

4. After what event did Sultana and her family rest in their villa in Cairo?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. In the opening scene of Chapter 8, Sultana broke up an argument between her children over a newspaper. Explain why the newspaper was such a hot topic for the siblings.

2. In the weeks after the holy pilgrimage, Sultana began to see great changes in Amani's actions and personality. Describe some of Amani's actions and personality changes that frightened Sultana and made her fear that Amani might one day join an extremist terrorist cult.

3. With Abdullah's efforts to reunite Jafer and Fayza, what was the final outcome for the two forbidden lovers?

4. Amani learned of a horrible family secret involving Ali's son, Majed. Explain what happened to the woman in the hospital and how Majed was involved.

5. Due to the stress of what was happening with her children in the beginning of Chapter 9, Sultana developed what some call a "nervous twitch." Explain how Sultana's stress manifested itself into this "nervous twitch" and what type it was.

6. In the Epilogue, the sisters all gathered to remember their mother and to catch up on each other's lives. What did they learn had become of both Ali's wife, Nada, and their sister, Reema?

7. When Sultana and her family arrived in Monaco to share a rented mansion villa with Sultana's sisters, why were the sisters in a state of anxiety and great sadness?

8. Sultana blamed Amani's upbringing for her extreme religious conversion. Explain the differences in the economic climate between the time of Sultana's childhood and that of Amani.

9. Describe Saleem's attack on Reema and the outcome for Reema.

10. Explain what happened to Jafer and Fayza after they decided to elope.

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