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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. How was the girl punished?

2. Sultana gave birth to how many daughters, then suffered a bout with breast cancer?

3. What did Sultana's friend's father allow her?

4. In an attempt to cheer up Sara, what did Sultana do?

5. What did women begin doing in Riyadh?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the king die?

2. What happened to this girl when her father was killed?

3. How did Sultana get revenge on her brother?

4. Describe the relationship between Kareem and Sultana at the beginning of their marriage.

5. How did Sultana and Sara learn about their futures? What did they learn?

6. What led to one of Kareem's brothers wanting to marry Sara?

7. How did Sultana feel about Kareem?

8. How did Father react to Sultana's attempt to sabotage her marriage?

9. How did Sultana force Kareem to sign an agreement to not marry another as long as she was alive?

10. Describe Sultana's wedding ceremony.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sultana did not attempt to help women in need.

Part 1) Describe the events in which Sultana did not go to the aid of other women. Why did she not try to help them?

Part 2) What did this lack of help for women in need say about the Saudi Arabian culture? What did it reveal about the women of this culture?

Part 3) If you were Sultana, would you have tried to help these women? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Sultana created a woman's group.

Part 1) Describe this woman's group. Why did she create this group? Why did it not turn out as she had planned?

Part 2) How could this group have been beneficial? Throughout history, what other women's groups have been formed? Why?

Part 3) Would a woman's group be necessary if men and women were equals? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Sultana was sad at the end of the book.

Part 1) Why was she sad? How was this feeling of sadness carried throughout the book?

Part 2) Was there any hope for Sultana's life, her children, and her culture, according to Sultana? Why or why not? Do you believe there was hope for them? Why or why not?

Part 3) How has this book affected you, your view of Middle Eastern culture, and our own country? Why?

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