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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. When Sultana and Fatma returned home, how did Sultana feel on the drive back?
(a) She was concerned but hopeful that things would go well.
(b) She was upset and sobbed all the way home.
(c) She worried that she did not do enough.
(d) She was triumphant and pleased with the outcome.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What news of Reema did the family learn when they arrived in Monaco?

2. What was Sultana's reaction when she realized what the Wonder Garment was and to whom it belonged?

3. What circumstances led up to Reema's situation?

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

5. What warning did Fatma share with Sultana because of a dream she had?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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.

2. Explain what obstacle Ali faced after divorcing his wife, Nada, for the third time.

3. 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?

4. Fatma, Sultana's permanent housekeeper in Cairo, told Sultana about a dream she had. What was the message of the dream and how did Sultana interpret the message?

5. How did Sultana describe her sister, Reema's, appearance and demeanor that made her different from all the other sisters in the family?

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

7. When the sisters went to visit with Reema, how did her husband, Saleem, react when he saw Reema's condition?

8. 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?

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

10. Sultana had very specific feelings and thoughts about her husband, Kareem, throughout the course of Chapter 9. What were some of her feelings and thoughts, and how did she ultimately feel about being married to a man like Kareem?

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