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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Matriarch, Temptation, pg. 106-130.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who negotiates the marriages of Shakila and Bulbula?
(a) Their father.
(b) Sultan.
(c) Their mother.
(d) Sharifa.

2. Why does Sultan visit his relatives in "The Business Trip"?
(a) It is tradition.
(b) He needs a new apartment.
(c) He needs to borrow money.
(d) He wants to find a place for Sharifa to stay.

3. What do the women at Shakila's celebration do before eating in "Wedding"?
(a) They dance.
(b) They tell jokes.
(c) They paint henna.
(d) They pray.

4. Why is Shakila shopping in "Billowing, Fluttering, Winding"?
(a) She is going on vacation.
(b) She is preparing for her wedding.
(c) It is her sister's birthday.
(d) She is trying to spend all her money.

5. How does Sharifa show she is upset with Sultan's choice of Sonya for a wife?
(a) She is rude to Sonya.
(b) She speaks against him in public.
(c) She doesn't attend the ceremony.
(d) She doesn't give them a gift.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Wedding", how must Shakila act toward her mother-in-law?

2. Why are Shakila and Bulbula older than most brides?

3. How did Jamila's family react when the man visited her?

4. How many girls does Sultan select to choose his wife from in "The Proposal"?

5. What are Shakila and Wakil covered with during their wedding ceremony?

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