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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. Shortly afterward, despite his assurances of love, Kareem told Sultana that he intended to do what?

2. Sultana and her mother-in-law got into a shoving match. What did Kareem do when he saw this?

3. How did the nurse react to this story?

4. Then they returned to Paris where Sultana did what?

5. Huda was whom in Sultana's household?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Father react to Sultana's attempt to sabotage her marriage?

2. How did the nurse feel about this story? How did Sultana's reaction affect the nurse?

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

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

5. What did Kareem do for Sultana to aid her in having their baby?

6. How did Kareem's mother and Sultana get into a fight?

7. What did Sultana learn about female circumcision?

8. What led to one of Kareem's brothers wanting to marry Sara?

9. How did Sultana and her mother-in-law finally make up?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sultana created a woman's group.

Part 1) Describe this woman's group. Why did she create this group? Why did it not turn out as she had planned?

Part 2) How could this group have been beneficial? Throughout history, what other women's groups have been formed? Why?

Part 3) Would a woman's group be necessary if men and women were equals? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

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 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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