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. While in London, how did Maha behave toward her family?

2. What was Sultana's fervent prayer for the child about whom she was worried at the end of their pilgrimage?

3. What happened after Kareem and Sultana confronted Amani and told her she needed to have passion for humans and not animals?

4. How does Sultana remember King Fahd from his youth?

5. In the Prologue, why does Sultana study the photo of King Fahd?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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.

2. Explain Maha's relationship with Aisha.

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

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

5. 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?

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

7. Describe what happened after Sultana and Kareem discovered that Maha had taken a pistol to work with her.

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

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

10. Describe the purification process that faithful Muslims observe before their holy pilgrimage.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

The publication of Princess Sultana's first book, Princess, had varied effects on the people in her life. Recall the reactions of her family and friends, and explain how each of the following people felt about the publication of Princess and how they treated Sultana once her identity was revealed: Kareem, Sultana's father, Ali and Sara.

Essay Topic 3

When Sultana, her husband and Aisha's father all agreed that Maha and Aisha should no longer socialize, Maha flew into a rage and caused her parents to seek psychiatric help for their disturbed daughter. Explain the story of the harem girl that Maha told to her psychiatrist and its implications.

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