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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the sisters all gathered to remember their mother, they told Sultana that their mother thought Sultana was a thief. What did Sultana do then that made them all laugh?
(a) She did an impression of their brother, Ali.
(b) She slipped into the Wonder Garment she had stolen and danced for them.
(c) She went to her room to retrieve things she had taken from each of them over the years.
(d) She showed them the photos she had stolen from Kareem's secret hiding spot.

2. Where did Jafer and Fayza finally meet in person to start their affair?
(a) In a private conference room at Kareem's law firm.
(b) At Abdullah's house.
(c) In a public market.
(d) At a mosque.

3. What did Sultana learn from her sisters about Reema in the aftermath of her situation?
(a) She was suicidal.
(b) She was finally happy and content with her life.
(c) She must use a colostomy bag for the rest of her life.
(d) She would never walk again.

4. In the aftermath of Abdullah's grand plan, how did Sultana feel about Kareem?
(a) She felt that his betrayal was the "final straw" and made plans to divorce him.
(b) She believed he was hard-headed and old-fashioned, but she was lucky to have him.
(c) She was furious with him for his suspicions and threateded to leave him.
(d) She realized that she was wrong and begged him to forgive her.

5. What circumstances led up to Reema's situation?
(a) She had planned for years to leave her husband if he ever hit her, which he did one night after getting drunk and gambling.
(b) She had received threatening notes and phone calls for several weeks leading up to the attack.
(c) Her husband grew increasingly violent and raped her one night after watching pornography.
(d) She fell in love with her driver, who was kind to her, unlike her abusive husband.

6. To where did Jafer and Fayza flee together?
(a) France.
(b) America.
(c) Australia.
(d) Italy.

7. What else did the family learn that Abdullah took from the family safe?
(a) His father's identification and legal documents.
(b) A gun.
(c) Nearly one million dollars.
(d) A priceless ruby and diamond necklace.

8. What vow did Sultana make to herself as she fell asleep after dealing with Fatma's problem?
(a) She would fight against female circumcision.
(b) She was going to purify and cleanse herself to make things right with God.
(c) She would make sure that none of her servants' families were starving while she had so much.
(d) She would never again let Kareem ruin another innocent life.

9. How did Jafer and Fayza meet?
(a) At the souk (public market).
(b) They were neighbors and grew up together.
(c) At a chance meeting at Kareem's law firm.
(d) Abdullah introduced them.

10. What did Sultana discover that Abdullah had done?
(a) He used Maha's passport to help Fayza reunite with Jafer.
(b) He had eloped and secretly fled to America.
(c) He had stolen his father's identity to gain access to the family's fortune.
(d) He had stolen jewelry and cash to give away to the poor.

11. How did Sultana explain divorce in Saudi Arabia?
(a) As the only way that men and women become equal.
(b) As impossible for women to attain.
(c) As a woman's only chance at a good life.
(d) As a means of oppressing women.

12. How did Abdullah feel about the romance between Jafer and Fayza?
(a) He supported them and did everything he could to help them be together.
(b) He felt betrayed and helped Fayza's family family find them in France.
(c) He was in love with Fayza and could not bear to see them together.
(d) He believed their love was doomed from the start.

13. Why did the siblings fight over a newspaper in the beginning of Chapter 8?
(a) They argued over whose fault it was that it had been left on the floor.
(b) Amani said that it was holy and could not be thrown away because the name of God was printed on it.
(c) Abdullah was trying to read the paper and his sisters set fire to it.
(d) There was an article about Sultana's book and Amani wanted to show her despite her siblings' protests.

14. Where did Sultana and her sisters go to visit Reema?
(a) A women's shelter.
(b) Her home.
(c) The home of her lover.
(d) A clinic.

15. When Amani began to invite friends and extended family over for meetings, what was the purpose?
(a) For planning a revolution.
(b) For discussing ways to look and dress more like Americans.
(c) To practice witchcraft secretly.
(d) For prayer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What thoughts did Sultana come to have about Amani's impact on the royal family?

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

3. At the same time that Sultana was dealing with problems with her children, what trouble was Sara having with her daughter, Nashwa?

4. What mission did Amani undertake with the family's staff of servants?

5. After hearing Amani speak poorly of her family, why did Sultana lock the family's jewels in a safe?

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