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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. What was the purpose of the group Sultana created?

2. Why was Sara in the hospital?

3. Father also had to make a large donation to ______________.

4. Nura said there were___________ used in that way in many cities throughout the world.

5. For how long was Ali allowed to choose what Sultana would eat?

Short Essay Questions

1. How was Sara able to get divorced?

2. How did Sara's dreams die?

3. What did Sultana and Sara do about this?

4. Why did Sultana's father marry again? How did Sultana feel about this?

5. What were the consequences for Wafa and Nadia?

6. What happened when Sultana returned from her trip?

7. How did Sultana learn that not all men were cruel?

8. How did Sultana and her sister, Sara, feel about this opportunity to be educated?

9. What were the consequences of Sultana's fight with Ali?

10. What happened when Sa'ud did not take his brothers' advice?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sultana and Kareem's marriage was tested.

Part 1) How was their marriage tested? How did they both deal with the troubles in their marriage? Explain.

Part 2) What role did their culture play in these problems? How did they both break tradition to save their marriage and love for each other?

Part 3) What would you do to protect a relationship with someone you love? How can you relate to Sultana and Kareem?

Essay Topic 2

Sultana was sterilized.

Part 1) What led to her sterilization? How did this affect her?

Part 2) Did Kareem's reaction to her sterilization surprise you? Why or why not? Also, was Sultana's response surprising? Why or why not?

Part 3) Could Sultana have handled this situation in a less dramatic way? Why or why not? How might you have dealt with this? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

Marci told the horrific story of her friend, Madeline.

Part 1) Describe this story. How did it support the theme of oppression?

Part 2) How was this story even more shocking than some of the others? What did it reveal about both men and women in Saudi Arabia?

Part 3) Describe another time in history when the people of a culture or country ignored atrocities to protect themselves. How does this compare to what took place in Saudi Arabia?

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