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

2. How did Reema come to be married to Aisha's depraved father?
(a) She was a gift to Aisha's father because of a business deal.
(b) Her family was poor and was forced to sell her for money to feed his family.
(c) She was kidnapped at knifepoint by hired thieves.
(d) She was used by her father to pay a debt to Aisha's father.

3. During the family's holy pilgrimage, what notable event took place at the Plain of Mina?
(a) Amani had her religious awakening.
(b) The family watched hundreds of animals be taken to slaughter.
(c) Kareem was nearly trampled to death.
(d) Sultana gave up all luxuries to commerate the sacrifice of her ancestors.

4. How did Maha react to the decision regarding her relationship with Aisha?
(a) She was furious.
(b) She was an excited as Aisha.
(c) She was worried that it was a bad idea.
(d) She was irritated, but understanding.

5. Sultana recalls the sad story of which distant cousin whose plight was described in a Western documentary?
(a) Princess Anani.
(b) Princess Misha'il.
(c) Princess Noorah.
(d) Princess Maha.

Short Answer Questions

1. During what season of the Muslim faith did Sultana and her family make the holy pilgrimage?

2. During the family's holy pilgrimage, what was the significance of visiting Mount Arafat?

3. During the purification process before the holy pilgrimage, what was the policy on cutting hair?

4. According to Sultana, what were the main duties of King Fahd?

5. Who was Reema, from Yemen?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain Maha's relationship with Aisha.

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

3. How did Maha react to the restrictions her parents placed on her in regard to her relationship with Aisha?

4. When Kareem bumped into an old friend from school name Yousif, he discovered that the man was quite different from the boy he knew. Explain Yousif's opinion of women in Saudi Arabia and describe Kareem's reaction to learning about his old friend's ideas about right and wrong.

5. Describe Sultana's experience of purification before the holy pilgrimage.

6. When Sultana told her daughters stories on the plane during their holy pilgrimage, how did their reaction make Sultana feel?

7. Describe how the book Princess affected the relationship between Kareem and Sultana.

8. Describe why Sultana reacted as she did when she heard that two men were trampled to death at Makkah.

9. 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?

10. Describe how Amani's family and servants catered to her love of animals.

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