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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. The illness left Sultana in danger, so she underwent what surgery?

2. Huda claimed that what would happen to Sultana?

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

4. Sultana and Kareem moved into whose home?

5. That same night, what did Sultana learn?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Sultana get revenge on her brother?

2. What did Sultana learn about female circumcision?

3. Describe Sultana's wedding ceremony.

4. What happened after Sultana suffers a bout of breast cancer?

5. What happened when Hussein invaded Kuwait in late 1990?

6. How did Sultana react to Kareem's request to marry again?

7. How did Kareem and Sultana finally make up?

8. What happened to this girl when her father was killed?

9. How did the country react to the king's death?

10. What did Sultana learn about an old friend, prior to her friend's father's death?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sultana and some of her sisters were educated.

Part 1) Why did they receive an education? How did this affect them?

Part 2) Could the education of women help their situation in Saudi Arabia? If so, how? If not, why not?

Part 3) How did Sultana use her education to benefit herself and her family? What could you learn from this?

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

The king of Saudi Arabia died.

Part 1) Describe this king. How was his country affected by his death? How were Sultana and her family affected? Why?

Part 2) What global effects might be seen due to his death? Why?

Part 3) Is the death a U.S. president as significant as the death of a Saudi Arabian king? Why or why not?

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