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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Arriving at the location of the holy pilgrimage, what was the name of the tent city the family encountered?
2. Who was Reema, from Yemen?
3. In the Prologue, why does Sultana study the photo of King Fahd?
4. What was Sultana's biggest worry with the publication of her first book?
5. What dream did Kareem have that he tells Sultana was the reason behind his attitude toward the pilgrimage?
Short Essay Questions
1. Each of Sultana's children had different ideas of a woman's place in the world. Describe their attitude toward women at the time immediately following the family's holy pilgrimage to Makkah.
2. When the family was in the final days of their holy pilgrimage and came to the Plain of Mina, explain what was being done with hundreds of goats and other animals and how Amani reacted when she arrived and witnessed what was going on there.
3. At the end of the family's holy pilgrimage, Sultana had great worries about Amani's future. Explain why Sultana feared that Amani might become a religious extremist?
4. 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?
5. Explain why Sultana wondered if her daughter, Amani, was switched at birth with her sister's daughter, Nashwa?
6. Explain the circumstances of Lawand's life and how she fared.
7. Explain how Sultana felt that the strict segregation of Saudi Arabia affected society.
8. What types of stories did Sultana tell her daughters on the plane, and how did they react?
9. Describe what happened at the eventful and memorable dinner with Lawand and Sara that Sultana recalled in Chapter 5.
10. In the end, explain what the family decided to do about Sultana and the book and how they treated her.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Early in the book, Sultana wondered if her daughter, Maha, and her sister Sara's daughter, Nashwa, had been switched at birth. What similarities to Sara did Maha display as a child? What similarities to Sultana did Nashwa display as a young adult?
Essay Topic 2
During the family's holy pilgrimage to Makkah, what significant changes in Amani occurred? What fears about her future did Sultana have?
Essay Topic 3
When Sultana, her husband and Aisha's father all agreed that Maha and Aisha should no longer socialize, Maha flew into a rage and caused her parents to seek psychiatric help for their disturbed daughter. Explain the story of the harem girl that Maha told to her psychiatrist and its implications.
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