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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Sultana's daughters react to the stories she told them on the plane?
(a) They were horrified and worried by her stories.
(b) They were uninterested in what she had to say.
(c) They hung on her every word and were fascinated.
(d) They became excited and felt very safe.

2. Overall, what did Sultana think of Yousif, Kareem's childhood friend?
(a) He gave her hope that the men of Saudi Arabia could change.
(b) She had great sympathy for him and his mission in life.
(c) He was arrogant and rude, but basically a good man like Kareem.
(d) He represented the worst of the Muslim culture.

3. 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.

4. What did Sultana's family decide to do about the situation with Sultana and her book?
(a) They decided to step forward as a united family and support Sultana.
(b) They decided to keep quiet and protect the family's identity.
(c) They decided to send Sultana away before the religious police come looking for her.
(d) They decided to expose Sultana and turn her over to the religious police.

5. Despite the fallout from her first book, why did Sultana know in her heart that the book needed to be written?
(a) The book exposed the plight of the nation's poor, who suffer while so many are rich.
(b) Because Saudi men needed to be called out for their injustices toward women.
(c) It brought world-wide attention to the corruption of the government.
(d) The children of Saudi Arabia needed a voice, and Sultana was that voice.

6. What reason did Sultana give her children for the plight of women in Saudi Arabia?
(a) The weakness of women and their inability to demand equality.
(b) Islamic tradition alone.
(c) Instructions from the prophet long ago.
(d) The commandments of the Koran.

7. When Kareem and Sultana talked to their children about women and their role in Saudi society, what was their main message?
(a) Saudi society would never change unless they acted fast.
(b) Women in Saudi Arabia must always remain subserviant to men because it is what the Koran commands.
(c) It was up to their children to bring the plight of women to the attention of the world.
(d) Saudi society was changing and would become better for women.

8. How did Sultana fare during the purification process before the holy pilgrimage?
(a) She devoted herself to the idea and had only a little trouble.
(b) She suffered a nervous breakdown.
(c) She struggled greatly.
(d) She knew she would fail, so she refused to begin the process.

9. In the Prologue, why does Sultana study the photo of King Fahd?
(a) He is her father.
(b) He has just died.
(c) He is her nemesis.
(d) He is her uncle and the king of Saudi Arabia.

10. In the sad story of Sultana's cousin, what memorable act did the woman attempt?
(a) She told her husband she was going shopping and actually fled the country with only a passport and a few posessions.
(b) She kidnapped her driver at gunpoint and made him drive her to the airport.
(c) She contacted the authorities in the United States and begged them to rescue her.
(d) She faked her death and tried to escape the country dressed as a man.

11. How did Amani attempt to sabotage her family when they went hunting?
(a) She refused to eat or speak until they agreed to cancel their hunting trip.
(b) She called the police and reported them.
(c) She hid their car keys and made it impossible to leave.
(d) She dismantled their gins and threw ammunition away.

12. What injustice to women did the depraved father of Maha's friend, Aisha, commit?
(a) He married several women at once and then stoned to death the ones who did not conceive within a year.
(b) He divorced his wives when they stopped being able to have children.
(c) He married girls as young as eleven as temporary brides and then unmarried them.
(d) He sent his wives to live in seclusion in the women's room when he was bored of them.

13. What is the name of the time of purity that Sultana's Muslim family observed before making the holy pilgrimage?
(a) Mecca.
(b) Kabbah.
(c) Ihram.
(d) Haj.

14. How does Sultana remember King Fahd from his youth?
(a) As a handsome warrior.
(b) As a hateful and bullying child.
(c) As a kind and generous young man.
(d) As a shy and fearful boy.

15. 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 daily rulings that kept the people supressed.
(c) He made excuses for being a poor leader and decision maker.
(d) He did not exercise the power he had.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom in London did Maha feel comfortable speaking to, openly?

2. What unexpected, forbidden items did Sultana find among Maha's possessions when she was packing her things, at the end of Chapter 2?

3. What was Sultana's biggest worry with the publication of her first book?

4. What is the story about that Maha wrote in London?

5. With the publication of her first book, Princess, what was Sultana's biggest regret?

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