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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 Kareem allow Sultana to decide?

2. Huda was whom in Sultana's household?

3. Sultana and Kareem moved into whose home?

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

5. In 1975, Sultana was vacationing where?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How did Sultana force Kareem to sign an agreement to not marry another as long as she was alive?

4. How did Sultana get revenge on her brother?

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

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

7. What did Sultana learn about female circumcision?

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

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

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

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

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

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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