Princess Sultana's Daughters Short Essay Assignments

Short Essay Questions

The 60 short essay questions listed in this section require a one to two sentence answer. They ask students to demonstrate a deeper understanding of the text. Students must describe what they've read, rather than just recall it.

Short Essay Question - Prologue and Chapter 1

1. As Sultana gazed upon a photo of her uncle, the king of Saudi Arabia, Fahd ibn Abdul Aziz, what thoughts and feelings did she have about the man's character?

2. Explain Sultana's conflicting feelings about the effect her book, Princess, had on her family.

3. Describe how Sultana's father, brother and husband reacted as they read passages from her book out loud at the family meeting.

4. Explain the circumstances that led to Sultana's exposure as the author of Princess.

5. Describe how the book...
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