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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Nadia's father do?
(a) He had her exiled.
(b) He had her drowned in the family's swimming pool.
(c) He had her locked in her room for weeks.
(d) He had her married off immediately.

2. Did Sultana choose to begin wearing a veil and abaaya when she was in Cairo?
(a) Yes.
(b) Part of the time.
(c) At first.
(d) No.

3. What would Sultana eventually get?
(a) A job.
(b) A masters degree.
(c) A college degree.
(d) A career abroad.

4. Madeline had heard that a girl could make good money as what in Saudi Arabia?
(a) A prostitute.
(b) A teacher.
(c) A chef.
(d) A maid.

5. When Marci arrived, she had trouble doing what?
(a) Finding work.
(b) Making friends.
(c) Adjusting to the culture.
(d) Getting in touch with Madeline.

6. Sara learns at the age of _________ that she is to be married.
(a) Thirteen.
(b) Sixteen.
(c) Fifteen.
(d) Fourteen.

7. Who replaced the king on the throne?
(a) Another brother, Khalid.
(b) Another brother, Abdul Aziz.
(c) A cousin, Kareem.
(d) Another brother, Faisal.

8. As Sultana and her brother fought, Omar, their father's driver, didwhat?
(a) Called their father.
(b) Separated them and reported the fight to their father.
(c) Ignored them.
(d) Yelled at them.

9. Which of these describes Father's new wife?
(a) She was young and frightened.
(b) She was young and enthusiastic.
(c) She was young and immature.
(d) She was old and crippled.

10. Why did the king's brothers want him to step down?
(a) He was quiet and shy.
(b) He was too good.
(c) He was spending all his money and lacked in leadership skills.
(d) He wanted to have his brothers killed.

11. Nura, Sultana's older sister, decided to take Sara and Sultana where?
(a) On a furniture buying trip.
(b) On a beach vacation.
(c) On a clothes shopping trip.
(d) To the mall.

12. Why was Ali given the privilege of choosing what Sultana would eat at every meal?
(a) He was to practice being in charge.
(b) Sultana did not know what she wanted to eat.
(c) Sultana refused to give in to her brother.
(d) He liked to run Sultana's life.

13. To whom is Sara to be married?
(a) A man who is younger than her.
(b) Her cousin.
(c) A man more than twice her age.
(d) A man she has known her entire life.

14. Sultana spent some time in the cockpit with the American pilots, an event that helped her to see what?
(a) Not all men are cruel.
(b) American men are the same as Saudi Arabian men.
(c) Americans are intelligent.
(d) Americans are nice.

15. With the news of her impending marriage, what happened to Sara?
(a) Sara's dreams changed.
(b) Sara's dreams died.
(c) Sara's dreams were renewed.
(d) Sara began to dream.

Short Answer Questions

1. Father threatened to do what if Mother did not stop pushing the issue?

2. What happened when Nadia and Wafa were caught?

3. What significant event occurred while Sultana was in Cairo?

4. For what would Sultana always be grateful?

5. Why did Sultana's father decide to marry again?

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