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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 personal decision did Maha make after spying on a Saudi man through a peephole?
(a) She would never marry an elderly man.
(b) She would never marry a man with more than one wife.
(c) She would never have sex with a man.
(d) She would reveal the man's secrets to his wives.

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

3. At age 11, why did Maha curse and swear at her grandfather?
(a) Her grandfather was an evil man that harmed women.
(b) She had always hated her grandfather.
(c) She was jealous of the attention Abdullah received.
(d) Her grandfather beat her and humiliated her.

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

5. How did Maha react to the decision regarding her relationship with Aisha?
(a) She was irritated, but understanding.
(b) She was worried that it was a bad idea.
(c) She was an excited as Aisha.
(d) She was furious.

Short Answer Questions

1. What injustice to women did the depraved father of Maha's friend, Aisha, commit?

2. When her marriage to Aisha's father was over, what happened to Reema?

3. What happened when Sultana confronted Kareem about his attitude toward the pilgrimage?

4. What reason did Sultana give her children for the plight of women in Saudi Arabia?

5. How did Amani's family handle her animal obsession?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Explain the circumstances of Lawand's life and how she fared.

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

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

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

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

7. 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?

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

9. Describe how Amani's family and servants catered to her love of animals.

10. Explain how Kareem's dream about the holy pilgrimage affected his attitude toward participating in it in the future.

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