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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. Worried, Kareem calls Sultana to check the family's safe for what?

2. As Sultana's brother, Ali, drove the sisters to visit Reema, what opinion did Ali share?

3. What was the outcome of Sultana's and her sister's talk with Ali's wife, Nada?

4. What thoughts did Sultana come to have about Amani's impact on the royal family?

5. Where did Jafer and Fayza finally meet in person to start their affair?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the main reason why Abdullah's friend, Jafer, and Fayza were forbidden to marry.

2. Explain what happened to Jafer and Fayza after they decided to elope.

3. Due to the stress of what was happening with her children in the beginning of Chapter 9, Sultana developed what some call a "nervous twitch." Explain how Sultana's stress manifested itself into this "nervous twitch" and what type it was.

4. Sultana had very specific feelings and thoughts about her husband, Kareem, throughout the course of Chapter 9. What were some of her feelings and thoughts, and how did she ultimately feel about being married to a man like Kareem?

5. How did Sultana describe her sister, Reema's, appearance and demeanor that made her different from all the other sisters in the family?

6. When Sultana and her family arrived in Monaco to share a rented mansion villa with Sultana's sisters, why were the sisters in a state of anxiety and great sadness?

7. Amani learned of a horrible family secret involving Ali's son, Majed. Explain what happened to the woman in the hospital and how Majed was involved.

8. In addition to other important items, it was revealed that Abdullah also took nearly one million dollars in cash from the family safe. Explain what Abdullah did with that money and how Kareem felt about it.

9. Describe Saleem's attack on Reema and the outcome for Reema.

10. What was the "Wonder Garment" that Sultana found, and where did she find it?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

During the family's holy pilgrimage to Makkah, what significant changes in Amani occurred? What fears about her future did Sultana have?

Essay Topic 2

Early in the book, Sultana wondered if her daughter, Maha, and her sister Sara's daughter, Nashwa, had been switched at birth. What similarities to Sara did Maha display as a child? What similarities to Sultana did Nashwa display as a young adult?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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