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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. During the family's holy pilgrimage, what was the significance of visiting Mount Arafat?
(a) It is where scientists believe the Kaaba was built.
(b) It is considered the birthplace of Islam.
(c) It was where the Prophet Muhammad gave his final sermon.
(d) It was where Sultana and Kareem were wed.

2. Before the family's pilgrimage in Chapter 4, how often had they made the trip as a group, previously?
(a) Once every decade.
(b) Never.
(c) Every year.
(d) Only once when the children were small.

3. After Kareem confronted Noorah about her interactions with Maha, how did Sultana feel about Noorah's despair?
(a) Sultana was angry with Kareem for causing his mother pain.
(b) Sultana took pleasure in Noorah's despair.
(c) Sultana was devastated that her mother-in-law was hurt.
(d) Sultana was furious with Maha.

4. In Chapter 1, why did Kareem come home in an angry rush and Sultana feared that he had learned of her book?
(a) He was furious because he knows someone in the family has written an expose about the family.
(b) He was upset and worried because he just lost his job.
(c) He was worried because he heard a rumor that they were about to be arrested.
(d) He was angry because they have been summoned to Sultana's father's palace.

5. How were Sultana's "forgotten" people disadvantaged in Saudi Arabia?
(a) They were not permitted any form of education.
(b) They were forbidden to leave the country.
(c) They were not allowed to work.
(d) They were treated as second-class citizens and had no rights.

Short Answer Questions

1. At age 11, why did Maha curse and swear at her grandfather?

2. How did Sultana view her son Abdullah's attitude toward women?

3. At age 10, to what did Maha set on fire?

4. Who was Sultana, and what was her place in the Saudi royal family?

5. At the end of the pilgrimage, for which of her children did Sultana worry the most?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain mut'a, the cruel and selfish custom practiced by the depraved father of Maha's friend, Aisha.

2. In the end, explain what the family decided to do about Sultana and the book and how they treated her.

3. When Sultana told her daughters stories on the plane during their holy pilgrimage, how did their reaction make Sultana feel?

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

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

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

7. When Kareem bumped into an old friend from school name Yousif, he discovered that the man was quite different from the boy he knew. Explain Yousif's opinion of women in Saudi Arabia and describe Kareem's reaction to learning about his old friend's ideas about right and wrong.

8. Describe why Sultana feared that Amani might turn out like her cousin, Lawand.

9. Explain how Sultana felt that the strict segregation of Saudi Arabia affected society.

10. How did Maha react to the restrictions her parents placed on her in regard to her relationship with Aisha?

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