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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. After the first day of the pilgrimage, what sounds did Sultana hear coming from Amani's room?
(a) The sound of chanting that Sultana associated with witchcraft.
(b) The sound of loud and fervent prayer.
(c) The sound of Maha and Amani arguing about the existence of God.
(d) The sound of animals that Amani and snuck along on the pilgrimage.

2. What group of people in Saudi Arabia did Sultana consider forgotten?
(a) The women.
(b) The children.
(c) The handicapped.
(d) The poor.

3. How did Amani's love of animals test her family's patience?
(a) She let them wander throughout the house, causing damage.
(b) She took in strays and fed them human food.
(c) They worried she would be arrested and stoned to death.
(d) She would only talk to the animals.

4. After arriving in London, where did Maha immediately go?
(a) To a posh resort.
(b) To see long-lost family.
(c) To a safehouse.
(d) To a mental institution.

5. With the publication of her first book, Princess, what was Sultana's biggest regret?
(a) That her father never spoke to her again.
(b) That the book was a slap in the face to King Fahd.
(c) That it ruined her marriage.
(d) That she lost custody of her children.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Sultana's family decide to do about the situation with Sultana and her book?

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

3. Who was Jean Sasson?

4. When two men were trampled to death at Makkah, why did Sultana panic?

5. What did Sultana tell her children that the Koran says about equality of women?

Short Essay Questions

1. Each of Sultana's children had different ideas of a woman's place in the world. Describe their attitude toward women at the time immediately following the family's holy pilgrimage to Makkah.

2. What forbidden items did Sultana discover among Maha's possessions, and who did she believe gave them to her?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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