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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What news did Fatma bring Sultana the day after Sultana helped her with a problem?
(a) Her daughter had changed her mind and called off the circumcision.
(b) Her husband had died overnight from lack of medical care.
(c) Her granddaughter had been circumcised the evening before.
(d) She was quitting and would no longer work for Sultana's family.

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

3. With Fayza back in Saudi Arabia, what did Jafer do with his life?
(a) He moved in with Abdullah and continued to see Fayza secretly for many years.
(b) Moved to Lebanon to try and make a new life for himself.
(c) He returned to Saudi Arabia and tried to forget Fayza.
(d) He moved to America and hired a lawyer to help him free Fayza.

4. What huge obstacle did Jafer and Fayza face when they decided to elope?
(a) Abdullah was also in love with Fayza.
(b) Fayza was betrothed to another man.
(c) Jafer was already married.
(d) Fayza did not have access to her passport or traveling papers.

5. How did Reema look when Sultana and her sisters came to visit her?
(a) Excited and happy.
(b) Worried but content.
(c) Angry and wanting revenge.
(d) Sickly and scared.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Jafer and Fayza finally meet in person to start their affair?

2. How did the story of Reema's situation leave Sultana feeling?

3. Where did Sultana and her sisters go to visit Reema?

4. What was the purpose of the Wonder Garment?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. In the weeks after the holy pilgrimage, Sultana began to see great changes in Amani's actions and personality. Describe some of Amani's actions and personality changes that frightened Sultana and made her fear that Amani might one day join an extremist terrorist cult.

2. When Sultana and her family arrived in Monaco to share a rented mansion villa with Sultana's sisters, why were the sisters in a state of anxiety and great sadness?

3. One night in Cairo, Sultana's housekeeper began wailing while she cooked the family's supper. Why was Fatma upset?

4. Sultana blamed Amani's upbringing for her extreme religious conversion. Explain the differences in the economic climate between the time of Sultana's childhood and that of Amani.

5. In the opening scene of Chapter 8, Sultana broke up an argument between her children over a newspaper. Explain why the newspaper was such a hot topic for the siblings.

6. When the sisters went to visit with Reema, how did her husband, Saleem, react when he saw Reema's condition?

7. Explain why female circumcision was still practiced in Saudi Arabia during Sultana's lifetime.

8. Explain what happened to Jafer and Fayza after they decided to elope.

9. How did Sultana describe her sister, Reema's, appearance and demeanor that made her different from all the other sisters in the family?

10. Describe Saleem's attack on Reema and the outcome for Reema.

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