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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. At the end of Chapter 6, what did Sultana hint about the future of the child for whom she prayed at the end of the family's pilgrimage?
(a) The child would have to learn a difficult lesson before too long.
(b) her prayers would be answered, but not in time.
(c) Her prayers were not answered.
(d) The child was unwilling to sway from rigidly held beliefs.

3. 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) She had great sympathy for him and his mission in life.
(c) He represented the worst of the Muslim culture.
(d) He gave her hope that the men of Saudi Arabia could change.

4. What is the Kaaba? .
(a) The Muslim holy season during which they do not eat until after sundown.
(b) The name given to the holy pilgrimage Muslim's make to Makkah.
(c) A holy shrine in the central courtyard of Makkah.
(d) The Muslim holy book.

5. At the same time that Sultana was dealing with problems with her children, what trouble was Sara having with her daughter, Nashwa?
(a) She became a religious extremist.
(b) She began stealing.
(c) She told her mother she was a lesbian.
(d) She was acting sexually suggestive toward the family's servants.

Short Answer Questions

1. When her father revealed a copy of Princess to the family, in which language was his copy written?

2. A year after meeting Yousif after the pilgrimage, what did the family learn had happened to him?

3. How was Sultana's upbringing different from those of her children?

4. When Kareem and Sultana talked to their children about women and their role in Saudi society, what was their main message?

5. What did Kareem do to keep Abdullah from leaving the country?

(see the answer key)

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