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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 girl was outraged and in an attempt to end the marriage, told her new husband what?

2. Why did they live here?

3. What did Sultana tell Ali he could never know for sure?

4. Did Kareem agree to Sultana's demands?

5. Sultana took her passport and a letter allowing her to travel that she forged and flew to Dubai. Why did she fly here?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Ali's return home and his behavior upon his return.

2. Describe Sultana's wedding ceremony.

3. How did Sultana feel in the "Epilogue?" Why did she feel this way?

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

5. Where did the couple go for their honeymoon?

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

7. How did Sultana feel about Kareem?

8. How did Sultana and Sara learn about their futures? What did they learn?

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

10. What did Sultana learn from a woman she met on the flight to London?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sultana was sad at the end of the book.

Part 1) Why was she sad? How was this feeling of sadness carried throughout the book?

Part 2) Was there any hope for Sultana's life, her children, and her culture, according to Sultana? Why or why not? Do you believe there was hope for them? Why or why not?

Part 3) How has this book affected you, your view of Middle Eastern culture, and our own country? Why?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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