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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 1, why did Kareem come home in an angry rush and Sultana feared that he had learned of her book?
(a) He was worried because he heard a rumor that they were about to be arrested.
(b) He was furious because he knows someone in the family has written an expose about the family.
(c) He was angry because they have been summoned to Sultana's father's palace.
(d) He was upset and worried because he just lost his job.

2. During what season of the Muslim faith did Sultana and her family make the holy pilgrimage?
(a) Ramadan.
(b) Haj.
(c) Mecca.
(d) Lent.

3. What impact on women's rights did the Gulf War have for the women of Saudi Arabia?
(a) The restrictions were lessened.
(b) The war had little impact on women's rights.
(c) The restrictions vanished for a short period of time.
(d) The restrictions became harsher.

4. How did Sultana react when her father and brother began to read mockingly from her book?
(a) She was humiliated.
(b) Her fear turned to anger.
(c) She was too frightened to respond.
(d) She laughed out loud in relief.

5. What is the name of the time of purity that Sultana's Muslim family observed before making the holy pilgrimage?
(a) Ihram.
(b) Haj.
(c) Kabbah.
(d) Mecca.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened when Sultana confronted Kareem about his attitude toward the pilgrimage?

2. What Western documentary tells the sad story of Sultana's cousin?

3. Who was Sultana, and what was her place in the Saudi royal family?

4. When her marriage to Aisha's father was over, what happened to Reema?

5. In the sad story of Sultana's cousin, what memorable act did the woman attempt?

(see the answer key)

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