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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 was Asad's reaction upon seeing Sara?

2. Did Kareem agree to Sultana's demands?

3. In London, the young woman fell in love with ___________ man and began to live with him.

4. What about Sultana's wedding causes some scandal?

5. Did Kareem's mother like Sultana?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Sultana's wedding ceremony.

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

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

4. How did Kareem and Sultana finally make up?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

There was conflict between Sultana and her mother-in-law.

Part 1) Describe this conflict. Why did this conflict exist? How was this conflict resolved?

Part 2) How did Sultana show her strength throughout this ordeal? What could be learned from her?

Part 3) With whom have you had a conflict? How was this conflict resolved? Did you show your strength throughout this ordeal? If so, how? If not, why not?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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