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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. For how long was Ali allowed to choose what Sultana would eat?
(a) Several months.
(b) Several days.
(c) Several hours.
(d) Several weeks.

2. Why did Nura respond this way?
(a) Father would not approve of this behavior.
(b) The child's mother sold her to Ali to be used this way.
(c) The police would take care of the two boys.
(d) She may not have been believed.

3. Why did Sultana's father decide to marry again?
(a) To bring the number of his wives back to four.
(b) He liked getting married.
(c) He made a promise to a business associate.
(d) He missed his wife and was trying to replace her.

4. Why was Sara in the hospital?
(a) She had become a nurse.
(b) She had attempted suicide.
(c) She had become ill.
(d) She was pregnant.

5. Sara's marriage had already been made between whom?
(a) The fathers.
(b) Father and the groom.
(c) The bride and groom.
(d) The groom and the holy man.

Short Answer Questions

1. Did Sultana choose to begin wearing a veil and abaaya when she was in Cairo?

2. When Sultana's father arrived, her mother insisted that he allow Sara to do what?

3. What took place in the middle of the desert as was the tradition in their country?

4. What was significant about this trip for Sultana?

5. Sultana took Ali's new headdress and did what with it?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Nura take Sultana and Sara on a trip?

2. Why did Sultana's father marry again? How did Sultana feel about this?

3. How was Sara able to get divorced?

4. Describe Sara during the wedding.

5. How did Sultana get the opportunity of an education?

6. How did Sultana's father treat her and her sisters? How did he treat her brother? How did Sultana feel about this?

7. What did Sultana do with Ali's pornography stash? Why did she do this?

8. What led to Randa's divorce from Sultana's father?

9. What happened one day when Sultana and Sara returned early from a shopping trip?

10. What happened when Sultana returned from her trip?

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