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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. How was Sultana's upbringing different from those of her children?

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

3. Why did Sultana enjoy spending time at the family's vacation home in Jeddah?

4. How did Abdullah feel about the romance between Jafer and Fayza?

5. When Sultana and Fatma returned home, how did Sultana feel on the drive back?

Short Essay Questions

1. With Abdullah's efforts to reunite Jafer and Fayza, what was the final outcome for the two forbidden lovers?

2. In the weeks after the holy pilgrimage, Sultana began to see great changes in Amani's actions and personality. Describe some of Amani's actions and personality changes that frightened Sultana and made her fear that Amani might one day join an extremist terrorist cult.

3. Sultana blamed Amani's upbringing for her extreme religious conversion. Explain the differences in the economic climate between the time of Sultana's childhood and that of Amani.

4. 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.

5. Explain why female circumcision was still practiced in Saudi Arabia during Sultana's lifetime.

6. In the Epilogue, the sisters all gathered to remember their mother and to catch up on each other's lives. What did they learn had become of both Ali's wife, Nada, and their sister, Reema?

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

8. Explain what Sultana found was missing from the family's safe after Kareem had suspicions about Abdullah's interest in helping his friend Jafer.

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

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

Throughout the book, stories of horrific acts against women are told. Recall the actions and attitudes toward women of two men, Ali and Yousif, and explain how each of them felt toward women and their role in Saudi society. How are they the same? How are they different?

Essay Topic 2

Throughout the book, Sultana expressed a belief that her dead mother was communicating with her from beyond the grave. Recall at least two instances in which Sultana believed that her mother was communicating with her and describe the messages and the circumstances.

Essay Topic 3

Princess Sultana's passion in life is supporting women of Saudi society in their quest for equal rights and fair treatment by men. Cite four examples from the book of how women in Saudi Arabia were oppressed or mistreated by men.

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