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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. After what event did Sultana and her family rest in their villa in Cairo?
(a) A family reunion.
(b) The holy pilgrimage to Makkah.
(c) The wedding of Fayza and Jafer.
(d) Abdullah's return to his family.

2. What vow did Sultana make to herself as she fell asleep after dealing with Fatma's problem?
(a) She was going to purify and cleanse herself to make things right with God.
(b) She would fight against female circumcision.
(c) She would never again let Kareem ruin another innocent life.
(d) She would make sure that none of her servants' families were starving while she had so much.

3. After leaving Cairo, the family traveled to Monaco to share a villa with Sultana's sisters. What was the sisters' mood when they arrived?
(a) Polite but distant, like strangers.
(b) Joyful celebration.
(c) Sadness and anxiety.
(d) Anger and resentment.

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

5. What news did Fatma bring Sultana the day after Sultana helped her with a problem?
(a) Her granddaughter had been circumcised the evening before.
(b) Her husband had died overnight from lack of medical care.
(c) She was quitting and would no longer work for Sultana's family.
(d) Her daughter had changed her mind and called off the circumcision.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Amani's brother and sister deal with her changing behavior?

2. What help did Fatma seek from Sultana?

3. Why did the family servant, Fatma, begin wailing and praying while she prepared the family's supper?

4. Why did Sultana enjoy spending time at the family's vacation home in Jeddah?

5. What mission did Amani undertake with the family's staff of servants?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

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

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

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

6. 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.

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

8. 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?

9. 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?

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

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