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

2. In the aftermath of Abdullah's grand plan, how did Sultana feel about Kareem?
(a) She was furious with him for his suspicions and threateded to leave him.
(b) She believed he was hard-headed and old-fashioned, but she was lucky to have him.
(c) She realized that she was wrong and begged him to forgive her.
(d) She felt that his betrayal was the "final straw" and made plans to divorce him.

3. After the holy pilgrimage, how did Amani's clothing change?
(a) She wore short skirts and revealing tops at home.
(b) She worried that everything she owned was too ugly.
(c) She wore the dark, thick clothing of a fundamentalist.
(d) She refused to wear her veil in public.

4. At the same time that Sultana was dealing with problems with her children, what trouble was Sara having with her daughter, Nashwa?
(a) She told her mother she was a lesbian.
(b) She was acting sexually suggestive toward the family's servants.
(c) She became a religious extremist.
(d) She began stealing.

5. What circumstances led up to Reema's situation?
(a) She had received threatening notes and phone calls for several weeks leading up to the attack.
(b) She fell in love with her driver, who was kind to her, unlike her abusive husband.
(c) She had planned for years to leave her husband if he ever hit her, which he did one night after getting drunk and gambling.
(d) Her husband grew increasingly violent and raped her one night after watching pornography.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Jafer and Fayza meet?

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

3. To whom did the Wonder Garment that Sultana found belong?

4. Where did Sultana and her sisters go to visit Reema?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain why female circumcision was still practiced in Saudi Arabia during Sultana's lifetime.

2. 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.

3. 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?

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

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

6. 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.

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

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

9. 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.

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

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