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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was Sultana, and what was her place in the Saudi royal family?
(a) She was a royal princess and Sultana is not her real name.
(b) She was the 4th wife of King Fahd.
(c) She was an American married to a Saudi prince.
(d) She was actually a British writer named Jean Sasson.

2. Who was Reema, from Yemen?
(a) One of Aisha's father's unfortunate brides.
(b) Kareem's second wife.
(c) Maha's forbidden lover.
(d) Sultana's youngest daughter.

3. In what ways did Sultana hold the king responsible for the plight of the country's forgotten citizens?
(a) She did not hold him responsible.
(b) He made excuses for being a poor leader and decision maker.
(c) He made daily rulings that kept the people supressed.
(d) He did not exercise the power he had.

4. What protection did the title of "princess" afford Sultana when it came to exposing her identity?
(a) Princesses could get away with things that ordinary people could not.
(b) Anything she did wrong would be blamed on her husband.
(c) There were hundreds of princesses like her in the royal family.
(d) She was safe from any harm or punishment because she was a part of the royal family.

5. How was the marriage of Kareem and Sultana affected by Sultana's book?
(a) Kareem punished Sultana by placing her in seclusion in the women's room.
(b) They argued, but their marriage ended up stronger than ever.
(c) Kareem did not divorce Sultana but sent her to live in Egypt with her daughters.
(d) Kareem immediately divorced Sultana.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does King Fahd look to Sultana in the photo?

2. What did Maha say was her reason for taking such an item (or items) with her to work?

3. How were Sultana's "forgotten" people disadvantaged in Saudi Arabia?

4. After the decision regarding Aisha, what did Maha say that shocked her parents?

5. What did Maha's shocking statement at the end of Chapter 2 convince her parents to do?

(see the answer key)

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