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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. Sultana was upset and called her future husband's sister to tell her what?

2. What rumor was spreading about one woman?

3. How did the nurse react to this story?

4. Why did Sultana seek revenge on her brother?

5. On the morning of the wedding, how did Sultana feel?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How did Sultana feel about Kareem?

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

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

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

8. What story did Sultana learn while in the hospital?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sultana traveled to Cairo.

Part 1) Describe this trip. Why was it significant?

Part 2) How did the events of this trip support a theme in this book?

Part 3) Where else did Sultana travel? How did this traveling affect her and her opinions about the role of men and women in Saudi Arabian society?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Sultana took her children to Europe.

Part 1) Why did she do this? What did this say about Sultana and the situation in which she found herself?

Part 2) How did this continue the theme of strong women? Could you have had the strength and courage to do this? Why or why not?

Part 3) Why did Kareem agree to Sultana's demands? What would have happened if he had not agreed? Use the text to support your response.

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