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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. Where did Sultana and her sisters go to visit Reema?
(a) The home of her lover.
(b) Her home.
(c) A clinic.
(d) A women's shelter.

2. Where did Jafer and Fayza finally meet in person to start their affair?
(a) At a mosque.
(b) In a public market.
(c) At Abdullah's house.
(d) In a private conference room at Kareem's law firm.

3. Since Ali had divorced his wife, Nada, three times, why did he need his sisters' help?
(a) He needed lessons in being a better husband.
(b) He knew she was in love with another man and wanted them to talk to her.
(c) She needed to wed and be divorced from another man before she could marry Ali again.
(d) He wanted to plan a romantic way to win her back.

4. To where did Jafer and Fayza flee together?
(a) Australia.
(b) America.
(c) France.
(d) Italy.

5. What shameful secret about her cousin, Majed, did Amani learn and share with Sultana?
(a) Majed raped a woman who was in a coma in the hospital.
(b) Majed was a homosexual.
(c) Majed poured scalding water down the throat of his infant daughter to kill her.
(d) Majed married two teenage virgins, used them for sex and divorced them one month later.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Sultana believe that Amani's upbringing was the reason for the changes in her behavior?

2. What did Sultana discover that Abdullah had done?

3. When the sisters all gathered to remember their mother, they told Sultana that their mother thought Sultana was a thief. What did Sultana do then that made them all laugh?

4. What else did the family learn that Abdullah took from the family safe?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

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

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. Despite their love being forbidden, Jafer and Fayza found ways to be together. Explain how the two hid their relationship but still maintained contact.

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

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

8. In addition to other important items, it was revealed that Abdullah also took nearly one million dollars in cash from the family safe. Explain what Abdullah did with that money and how Kareem felt about it.

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

10. 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?

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