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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's father was the son of whom?

2. Why was Sara in the hospital?

3. Which of these describes Father's new wife?

4. Father forced Ali to attend mosque _______ times a day for a year, something he was loath to do.

5. How did Ali break his toe?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened when Sultana returned from her trip?

2. What did Sultana do with Ali's pornography stash? Why did she do this?

3. Why did Sultana begin to know the personal life of her maid?

4. What was the purpose of the marriage ceremony?

5. How was Sara able to get divorced?

6. How did Sara's dreams die?

7. Describe the first fight that took place between Sultana and Ali.

8. For how long were Sultana and her mother told to stay away from Sara? Why were they able to see her after only four months?

9. What did Sultana and her mother learn about Sara's hospitalization?

10. What was significant about Sultana's trip to Cairo?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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 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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