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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) Her home.
(b) The home of her lover.
(c) A women's shelter.
(d) A clinic.

2. What else did the family learn that Abdullah took from the family safe?
(a) Nearly one million dollars.
(b) A priceless ruby and diamond necklace.
(c) His father's identification and legal documents.
(d) A gun.

3. What suspicions of Sultana did Kareem have after he discovered what Abdullah had stolen from the safe?
(a) He suspected that Maha was the real thief and Sultana was covering for her by blaming Abdullah.
(b) He suspected her of supplying the safe combination.
(c) He suspected that Abdullah was simply following his mother's orders.
(d) He suspected that she was the real thief and wrongfully blamed her son.

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

5. To whom did the Wonder Garment that Sultana found belong?
(a) Saleem.
(b) Kareem.
(c) Abdullah.
(d) Ali.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Fatma's family react to Sultana's intrusion into their lives?

2. Worried, Kareem calls Sultana to check the family's safe for what?

3. What was the aftermath of Abdullah's plan?

4. After hearing Amani speak poorly of her family, why did Sultana lock the family's jewels in a safe?

5. What did Kareem do to keep Abdullah from leaving the country?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the main reason why Abdullah's friend, Jafer, and Fayza were forbidden to marry.

2. 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.

3. 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.

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

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

6. 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.

7. 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.

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

9. 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.

10. When Sultana went to speak with Fatma's daughter, what was the outcome?

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