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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is the story about that Maha wrote in London?
2. When her marriage to Aisha's father was over, what happened to Reema?
3. What personal decision did Maha make after spying on a Saudi man through a peephole?
4. At age 10, to what did Maha set on fire?
5. How did Sultana explain her reaction to seeing the dead men beneath the sheet in Makkah?
Short Essay Questions
1. Explain mut'a, the cruel and selfish custom practiced by the depraved father of Maha's friend, Aisha.
2. Explain why Sultana wondered if her daughter, Amani, was switched at birth with her sister's daughter, Nashwa?
3. What forbidden items did Sultana discover among Maha's possessions, and who did she believe gave them to her?
4. When Kareem bumped into an old friend from school name Yousif, he discovered that the man was quite different from the boy he knew. Explain Yousif's opinion of women in Saudi Arabia and describe Kareem's reaction to learning about his old friend's ideas about right and wrong.
5. Describe how Kareem seemed to Sultana to be more modern-thinking and progressive in his attitude toward women.
6. Describe what happened at the eventful and memorable dinner with Lawand and Sara that Sultana recalled in Chapter 5.
7. Describe the purification process that faithful Muslims observe before their holy pilgrimage.
8. Describe the story Maha wrote while in London.
9. In the end, explain what the family decided to do about Sultana and the book and how they treated her.
10. What types of stories did Sultana tell her daughters on the plane, and how did they react?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Throughout the book, Sultana expressed a belief that her dead mother was communicating with her from beyond the grave. Recall at least two instances in which Sultana believed that her mother was communicating with her and describe the messages and the circumstances.
Essay Topic 2
Explain the conflict that prohibited Jafer and Fayza from being together. What social obstacles did they have to avoid and overcome in order to be together? What did they finally have to do to prove that they would do anything to be together?
Essay Topic 3
Early in the book, Sultana wondered if her daughter, Maha, and her sister Sara's daughter, Nashwa, had been switched at birth. What similarities to Sara did Maha display as a child? What similarities to Sultana did Nashwa display as a young adult?
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