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

2. What was Maha's relationship with Aisha?
(a) Aisha was the family's London housekeeper in whom Maha confided.
(b) Maha helped Aisha escape from her abusive elderly husband.
(c) Aisha was Maha's illegitimate child who was born in secret.
(d) They were secret lovers.

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

4. What special privilege was granted to Sultana in Makkah because of her royal status?
(a) She was allowed to pray inside a holy shrine.
(b) She was allowed to take off her veil when she prayed.
(c) She was permitted to enter the city.
(d) She was driven to the holy site instead of walking with the other worshipers.

5. In the sad story of Sultana's cousin, what was the main conflict?
(a) She was an American trapped in Saudi Arabia and held against her will.
(b) She was married to an older man and took a forbidden lover.
(c) She was the 19th wife of an elderly Saudi man who abused her.
(d) She was wrongly accused of adultery and held in the women's room until she died.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Sultana react when her father and brother began to read mockingly from her book?

2. To what city did Sultana and her family make the traditional pilgrimage of the Muslim faith?

3. How did Amani's love of animals test her family's patience?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. In explaining a woman's place in Saudi society to their children, describe the example Kareem gave of the Prophet Mohammad's opinion on the subject and Sultana's explanation of what the Koran says about a woman's place among men.

3. Describe why Sultana reacted as she did when she heard that two men were trampled to death at Makkah.

4. Describe the London psychiatrist's reaction to Kareem's offer to come work for the family in Saudi Arabia, and how Sultana felt about it.

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

6. Describe Kareem's dream about the holy pilgrimage.

7. Describe how Kareem seemed to Sultana to be more modern-thinking and progressive in his attitude toward women.

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

9. Describe what happened at the eventful and memorable dinner with Lawand and Sara that Sultana recalled in Chapter 5.

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

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