Chapters 10-12 Summary and Analysis

In "Huda," Huda was an old servant in Sultana's household who claimed to have psychic abilities. In an attempt to cheer up Sara, Sultana and Sara have Huda read their fortunes. Huda claims Sara would marry again some day and have six children. Huda also claimed that Sultana would make a good marriage that would be happy for the first few years, then hit a difficult period. That same night, Sultana learns that her father found a husband for her. Sultana was to marry Kareem, a cousin. Sultana was upset and called Kareem's sister to tell her that she had become disfigured. Immediately Kareem's aunts came to the house demanding to see Sultana. Father was so amused by the whole thing that he agreed when Sultana asked if she could meet Kareem before they married. In Kareem, Sultana met...