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

2. What type of outburst did Sultana have before the family left on the pilgrimage?
(a) It was about hating men.
(b) It was about her disappointment in her marriage.
(c) It was about her lack of faith.
(d) It was about her fear for her daughter's health.

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

4. On the plane trip portion of the holy pilgrimage, what stories did Sultana tell her daughters?
(a) Stories of their childhood and how much she sacrificed for them.
(b) Stories of children being hurt or kidnapped during the holy pilgrimage.
(c) Stories about their poor ancestors and how proud she was of them.
(d) Stories of how Allah had blessed her life.

5. At age 10, to what did Maha set on fire?
(a) The family car.
(b) The Koran.
(c) A beloved pet.
(d) Her brother's clothing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Maha's relationship with Aisha?

2. What is the Kaaba? .

3. When Kareem and Sultana talked to their children about women and their role in Saudi society, what was their main message?

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

5. When Sultana found unexpected, forbidden items among Maha's possessions, who did Sultana suspect had given them to her?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain Sultana's conflicting feelings about the effect her book, Princess, had on her family.

2. What types of stories did Sultana tell her daughters on the plane, and how did they react?

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

4. Explain why Maha went to London and who accompanied her.

5. Explain the effects that the Gulf War had on the women of Saudi Arabia, and Sultana's daughter, Maha, in particular.

6. Describe the purification process that faithful Muslims observe before their holy pilgrimage.

7. Explain the circumstances that led to Sultana's exposure as the author of Princess.

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

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

10. 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?

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