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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. After what event did Sultana and her family rest in their villa in Cairo?

2. What would have happened to Reema if she ever officially divorced her husband?

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. How did Jafer and Fayza communicate before meeting in person to begin their affair?

5. How did Fayza's family get her back from Jafer?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. 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.

4. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Throughout the book, stories of horrific acts against women are told. Recall the actions and attitudes toward women of two men, Ali and Yousif, and explain how each of them felt toward women and their role in Saudi society. How are they the same? How are they different?

Essay Topic 2

When the sisters all gathered in the Epilogue to commemorate the memory of their mother, each sister confided in Sultana that their mother had told each of them that she thought Sultana was a thief as a child. What did Sultana do then to confirm the idea that she was still a thief and to make her sisters laugh? What discussion caused the laughter to die down? How would you describe the mood of the women at the end of the book?

Essay Topic 3

Sultana desired for the entire family to attend the holy pilgrimage to Makkah, but Kareem was unwilling to attend.

Part 1) Explain why a dream Kareem had scared him so much that he was afraid to attend the pilgrimage.

Part 2) Describe why Sultana feared that Kareem's dream had come true and how she reacted when she learned that it had not.

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