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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. In what did the smartest of all the siblings have a special interest?

2. What did Nadia's father do?

3. How did Mother react to Sara's mother-in-law?

4. What was significant about this trip for Sultana?

5. Sara was brought together with her new husband before whom?

Short Essay Questions

1. What led to Randa's divorce from Sultana's father?

2. Why did Nura take Sultana and Sara on a trip?

3. Describe the first fight that took place between Sultana and Ali.

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

5. Why was Sara married to this man?

6. How did Sultana get the opportunity of an education?

7. Describe Sara during the wedding.

8. What happened when Sultana returned from her trip?

9. What meeting did Sultana overhear?

10. How did Sultana's father treat her and her sisters? How did he treat her brother? How did Sultana feel about this?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There was animosity between Sultana and her brother, Ali.

Part 1) Why did this animosity exist? What did it reveal about their personalities?

Part 2) How have their parents played a role in their relationship?

Part 3) How were both Ali and Sultana adversely affected by the way they have been raised and their relationship with each other?

Essay Topic 2

Sultana did not attempt to help women in need.

Part 1) Describe the events in which Sultana did not go to the aid of other women. Why did she not try to help them?

Part 2) What did this lack of help for women in need say about the Saudi Arabian culture? What did it reveal about the women of this culture?

Part 3) If you were Sultana, would you have tried to help these women? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

A theme is that of strong women.

Part 1) What women were strong in this story? How were they seen as strong?

Part 2) How is this theme connected to the theme of oppression? How do these two themes affect the relationships between men and women?

Part 3) How is this theme a universal theme?

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