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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Sultana discover was missing from the safe when she checked it after Kareem called her?
(a) All of the cash was missing.
(b) A precious diamond and ruby necklace was missing.
(c) All of the family's legal paperwork was missing.
(d) The passports for Abdullah and Maha were missing.

2. Among the purification rituals before the holy pilgrimage, what was not allowed?
(a) Eating during the daytime.
(b) Wearing of perfume, jewelry or makeup.
(c) Travel outside the country.
(d) Work.

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

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

5. Who was Jean Sasson?
(a) The author responsible for telling Sultana's story.
(b) An American wed to a Saudi prince.
(c) Sultana's real identity.
(d) Sultana's most trusted servant.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Amani's love of animals so unique in Saudi Arabia?

2. What unexpected, forbidden items did Sultana find among Maha's possessions when she was packing her things, at the end of Chapter 2?

3. What was the purpose of Maha's trip to London in Chapter 3?

4. Why did Sultana blame Saudi society for Jafer and Fayza's decision to elope?

5. How did Sultana explain her reaction to seeing the dead men beneath the sheet in Makkah?

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