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

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

3. What did Sultana learn from her sisters about Reema in the aftermath of her situation?

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

5. How did Sultana explain divorce in Saudi Arabia?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. After the family's holy pilgrimage, a sandstorm prohibited them from returning to Riyadh and they travel to their vacation home in Jeddah. Explain how Jeddah was different from Riyadh in regard to its restrictions on women.

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

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

6. 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?

7. 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?

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

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

10. 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.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain how Amani's religious conversion led her down a different path than the rest of her family. How did Amani feel about her family as her faith changed and grew? How did she treat her family differently after her conversion?

Essay Topic 2

Amani learned a terrible secret about her cousin, Majed. What occurred and what were the consequences for the unfortunate woman involved? How did his father react to the news? What was his father's greatest concern about the situation?

Essay Topic 3

Recall Amani's animal obsession. To what extent did Amani go to acquire animals for her collection? How did her family deal with her love of animals? What ultimatum did her family give her after her love of animals turned to obsession?

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