Princess Sultana's Daughters Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Jean Sasson
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 176 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Princess Sultana's Daughters Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Jean Sasson
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 176 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the result of Maha's cursing and swearing at her grandfather?

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

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

4. Why did Sultana fear that Amani would turn out like her cousin Lawand?

5. With the publication of her first book, Princess, what was Sultana's biggest regret?

Short Essay Questions

1. At the end of the family's holy pilgrimage, Sultana had great worries about Amani's future. Explain why Sultana feared that Amani might become a religious extremist?

2. Explain why Sultana wondered if her daughter, Amani, was switched at birth with her sister's daughter, Nashwa?

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

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

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

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

7. 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.

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. Describe the story Maha wrote while in London.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sultana desired for the entire family to attend the holy pilgrimage to Makkah, but Kareem was unwilling to attend.

Part 1) Explain why a dream Kareem had scared him so much that he was afraid to attend the pilgrimage.

Part 2) Describe why Sultana feared that Kareem's dream had come true and how she reacted when she learned that it had not.

Essay Topic 2

Explain how Amani's religious conversion led her down a different path than the rest of her family. How did Amani feel about her family as her faith changed and grew? How did she treat her family differently after her conversion?

Essay Topic 3

Recall Amani's animal obsession. To what extent did Amani go to acquire animals for her collection? How did her family deal with her love of animals? What ultimatum did her family give her after her love of animals turned to obsession?

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