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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. Ali told his father he wanted to marry. Why?

2. A few months later, Sultana called Kareem and agreed to do what?

3. In Kareem, Sultana met her future husband and was surprised to find what?

4. Father agreed when Sultana asked what?

5. What happened to these women's families?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Sultana get revenge on her brother?

2. How did the king die?

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

4. How did Sultana react to learning she was to be married?

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

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

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

8. Describe the relationship between Kareem and Sultana at the beginning of their marriage.

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Marci told the horrific story of her friend, Madeline.

Part 1) Describe this story. How did it support the theme of oppression?

Part 2) How was this story even more shocking than some of the others? What did it reveal about both men and women in Saudi Arabia?

Part 3) Describe another time in history when the people of a culture or country ignored atrocities to protect themselves. How does this compare to what took place in Saudi Arabia?

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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