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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. What did her husband quickly do?

2. What happened to these women's families?

3. Once in London, Sultana and the children traveled to Zurich where she did what?

4. In the first few days, Kareem refused to do what?

5. The girl told the authorities her story, but the boys insisted what?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Sultana feel about Kareem?

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

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

4. How did the king die?

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

6. What did Sultana learn about female circumcision?

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

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

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

10. Where did the couple go for their honeymoon?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sultana and Kareem's marriage was tested.

Part 1) How was their marriage tested? How did they both deal with the troubles in their marriage? Explain.

Part 2) What role did their culture play in these problems? How did they both break tradition to save their marriage and love for each other?

Part 3) What would you do to protect a relationship with someone you love? How can you relate to Sultana and Kareem?

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 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?

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