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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. How did Kareem feel about what Abdullah did with the additional item/s he took from the family safe?

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

3. Why did the siblings fight over a newspaper in the beginning of Chapter 8?

4. To where did Jafer and Fayza flee together?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. 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.

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

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

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

5. 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.

6. 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.

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

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

10. 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.

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

When Sultana, her husband and Aisha's father all agreed that Maha and Aisha should no longer socialize, Maha flew into a rage and caused her parents to seek psychiatric help for their disturbed daughter. Explain the story of the harem girl that Maha told to her psychiatrist and its implications.

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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