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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the sad story of Sultana's cousin, what was the main conflict?
(a) She was married to an older man and took a forbidden lover.
(b) She was wrongly accused of adultery and held in the women's room until she died.
(c) She was the 19th wife of an elderly Saudi man who abused her.
(d) She was an American trapped in Saudi Arabia and held against her will.

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

3. How does Sultana remember King Fahd from his youth?
(a) As a handsome warrior.
(b) As a shy and fearful boy.
(c) As a kind and generous young man.
(d) As a hateful and bullying child.

4. What dream did Kareem have that he tells Sultana was the reason behind his attitude toward the pilgrimage?
(a) He dreamed that his wife was kidnapped.
(b) He dreamed that he would be murdered if he allowed his family to attend the pilgrimage.
(c) He dreamed that his family was killed.
(d) He dreamed he was trampled to death.

5. When Sultana found unexpected, forbidden items among Maha's possessions, who did Sultana suspect had given them to her?
(a) Ali.
(b) Noorah.
(c) Aisha's father.
(d) Aisha.

Short Answer Questions

1. After reading Maha's story, what realization was made by her family?

2. During what season of the Muslim faith did Sultana and her family make the holy pilgrimage?

3. To whom did the item (or items) that Maha was taking to work with her belong?

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

5. In Chapter 1, why did Kareem come home in an angry rush and Sultana feared that he had learned of her book?

(see the answer key)

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