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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 did Abdullah feel about the romance between Jafer and Fayza?
(a) He believed their love was doomed from the start.
(b) He felt betrayed and helped Fayza's family family find them in France.
(c) He supported them and did everything he could to help them be together.
(d) He was in love with Fayza and could not bear to see them together.

2. What was Kareem's condition and attitude when Sultana returned home with Fatma?
(a) He was angry and sulking.
(b) He was feeling guilty and apologetic.
(c) He was drunk and combative.
(d) He was peaceful and serene, unaware that there was a problem.

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

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

5. What news of Reema did the family learn when they arrived in Monaco?
(a) She had been brutally attacked by her husband.
(b) she was suspected of cheating on her husband.
(c) She had stolen money and escaped from her abusive husband.
(d) She had been raped while out shopping.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the outcome of Sultana's and her sister's talk with Ali's wife, Nada?

2. How did Jafer and Fayza meet?

3. How did Sultana describe Reema's appearance and demeanor?

4. What did Sultana discover that Abdullah had done?

5. When Amani began to invite friends and extended family over for meetings, what was the purpose?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What was the "Wonder Garment" that Sultana found, and where did she find it?

4. 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.

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

6. 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.

7. 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?

8. Explain what Sultana found was missing from the family's safe after Kareem had suspicions about Abdullah's interest in helping his friend Jafer.

9. 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?

10. One night in Cairo, Sultana's housekeeper began wailing while she cooked the family's supper. Why was Fatma upset?

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