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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. Who did Father marry?

2. Why was Ali given the privilege of choosing what Sultana would eat at every meal?

3. Who was the king when this story took place?

4. Nura, Sultana's older sister, decided to take Sara and Sultana where?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Sultana begin to know the personal life of her maid?

2. What was the purpose of the marriage ceremony?

3. Why could nothing be done for this little girl?

4. What happened to Ali as a result of the exposed pornography?

5. What had happened to Madeline?

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

7. Why did Marci have trouble being in touch with Madeline?

8. What did Sultana and Sara do about this?

9. What happened when Sultana returned from her trip?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sultana was the daughter of a prince of Saudi Arabia.

Part 1) Describe her life. How did being a princess affect her life and decisions made about her life?

Part 2) Would you consider her life a privileged one? Why or why not?

Part 3) How does her life compare to your own? Can you relate to her? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Ali, the only son, was spoiled.

Part 1) Describe the effect this had on Ali's personality and actions. Why was he spoiled? How did this affect Sultana?

Part 2) Why were male children so important? How did this affect the treatment of women?

Part 3) Is there equality for men and women in the U.S.? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

Sultana married her cousin, Kareem.

Part 1) Describe the arrangement of their marriage. How was it different from Sara's weddings? Why? How does this compare to the preparations of a wedding in our culture?

Part 2) Describe the relationship. How was this unique? How was their relationship tested? How was their relationship foreshadowed?

Part 3) Did this marriage give hope for other couples in the Saudi Arabian culture? Why or why not?

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