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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Sultana and Kareem planned to have their baby out of the country where the health care was better. Why did this not happen?
(a) They decided to build a suite instead.
(b) They did not have the money to leave the country.
(c) Sultana was very ill during her pregnancy.
(d) They were delayed so long that they were no longer able to travel.

2. What news reached Sara and Sultana?
(a) The prime minister's death.
(b) Their father's death.
(c) The king's death.
(d) Their brother's death.

3. Why did these boys do this?
(a) They were bored.
(b) They made a bet.
(c) They did not like the girl.
(d) They were drunk and high.

4. What was the cause of this death?
(a) He was very ill.
(b) A member of the royal family killed him in revenge.
(c) A stranger assassinated him.
(d) He had a heart attack and died.

5. What did Sultana's friend's father allow her?
(a) To attend school in Saudi Arabia.
(b) To choose a Saudi Arabian man as a husband.
(c) To go on vacation in Europe.
(d) The freedom to live her life her own way.

6. Once in London, Sultana and the children traveled to Zurich where she did what?
(a) Withdrew money from her son's bank account.
(b) Found a job.
(c) Enrolled her children in school.
(d) Learned English.

7. What did Sultana threaten to do?
(a) Return to her father's home.
(b) Kill his mother.
(c) Divorce Kareem.
(d) Kill herself.

8. Sultana was so happy in her new marriage that she did what?
(a) Enjoyed a long honeymoon.
(b) Wanted many children.
(c) Welcomed Kareem into her bedroom after only a few nights.
(d) Agreed to live in Kareem's parents' home.

9. Huda claimed that what would happen to Sultana?
(a) She would never marry.
(b) She would marry a much older man.
(c) She would never be happy.
(d) She would make a good marriage that would be happy for the first few years, then hit a difficult period.

10. What did the death of this prominent person prompt Asad to do?
(a) Leave the country.
(b) Run for Prime Minister.
(c) Move his wife and child out of the country.
(d) Sign a paper ensuring his daughter's freedom to choose a husband without family intervention.

11. What did her husband quickly do?
(a) Killed her.
(b) Sent her away.
(c) Divorced her.
(d) Had her tortured.

12. Why did Sultana's mother-in-law make amends with Sultana?
(a) She did not want to lose her son's affection.
(b) She feared Sultana's family.
(c) She realized she liked Sultana.
(d) She did not want a scandal.

13. Why did Sultana seek revenge on her brother?
(a) For all the bad blood between them over the years.
(b) She hated men.
(c) She wanted to protect women from him.
(d) She was very mean-spirited.

14. Sultana and Kareem moved into whose home?
(a) Sultana's.
(b) Kareem's father's and mother's.
(c) Sultana's father's.
(d) Kareem's.

15. A few months later, Sultana called Kareem and agreed to do what?
(a) Divorce him.
(b) Return home.
(c) Meet him.
(d) Send the children home.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Kareem learned about Sultana's plans, what did he do?

2. Why did Sultana decide to do this when she found she was pregnant?

3. What happened to the girl as a result of this encounter?

4. The following day Asad announced what?

5. In 1975, Sultana was vacationing where?

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