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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Sultana and Kareem discover that Maha was taking to work with her at the hospital?
(a) A pistol.
(b) Brass knuckles.
(c) A Bible.
(d) Drugs.

2. Before the family's pilgrimage in Chapter 4, how often had they made the trip as a group, previously?
(a) Never.
(b) Only once when the children were small.
(c) Once every decade.
(d) Every year.

3. After reading Maha's story, what realization was made by her family?
(a) That she is a lesbian.
(b) That she is in love with a boy below her social class.
(c) That she does not want to be circumcised.
(d) That she is fearful of marriage.

4. At age 11, why did Maha curse and swear at her grandfather?
(a) She was jealous of the attention Abdullah received.
(b) Her grandfather was an evil man that harmed women.
(c) Her grandfather beat her and humiliated her.
(d) She had always hated her grandfather.

5. After Kareem confronted Noorah about her interactions with Maha, how did Sultana feel about Noorah's despair?
(a) Sultana was furious with Maha.
(b) Sultana took pleasure in Noorah's despair.
(c) Sultana was devastated that her mother-in-law was hurt.
(d) Sultana was angry with Kareem for causing his mother pain.

Short Answer Questions

1. During the trip to London, what is revealed about Maha's relationship with her grandmother, Noorah?

2. Despite the fallout from her first book, why did Sultana know in her heart that the book needed to be written?

3. What protection did the title of "princess" afford Sultana when it came to exposing her identity?

4. How did Reema come to be married to Aisha's depraved father?

5. Who was Jean Sasson?

(see the answer key)

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