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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After what event did Sultana and her family rest in their villa in Cairo?
(a) The wedding of Fayza and Jafer.
(b) A family reunion.
(c) The holy pilgrimage to Makkah.
(d) Abdullah's return to his family.

2. Overall, what did Sultana think of Yousif, Kareem's childhood friend?
(a) He was arrogant and rude, but basically a good man like Kareem.
(b) He gave her hope that the men of Saudi Arabia could change.
(c) He represented the worst of the Muslim culture.
(d) She had great sympathy for him and his mission in life.

3. After arriving in London, where did Maha immediately go?
(a) To a posh resort.
(b) To see long-lost family.
(c) To a mental institution.
(d) To a safehouse.

4. What did the family learn that Abdullah had done with the additional item/s he took from the family safe?
(a) He sold it for money to finance his plan to help Jafer.
(b) He gave it to the poor.
(c) He destroyed it.
(d) He donated it to a hospital in Lebanon.

5. What group of people in Saudi Arabia did Sultana consider forgotten?
(a) The women.
(b) The children.
(c) The handicapped.
(d) The poor.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the Prologue, why does Sultana study the photo of King Fahd?

2. What horrible story, that shocked Kareem, did Yousif believe was not a crime?

3. Why did the family's arrival in London surprise the permanent staff at the family home?

4. What specific feelings toward women did Yousif express to Kareem?

5. When Sultana found unexpected, forbidden items among Maha's possessions, who did Sultana suspect had given them to her?

(see the answer key)

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