Describe Malika. What was her life like prior to going to live at the palace? What was her life like at the palace? What was it like after returning to the home of her parents? She longed for something during most of her life prior to being put in prison. What was that? What impact did that have in her life?

How did Malika and her family come be imprisoned? What was revealed of the political climate that prompted their imprisonment? What was the role of Malika and her siblings in the political upheaval of the time? What was the role of her mother? Why were they punished? Support your answers.

Describe the lives of Malika and her family during their lives in prison. Who suffered most during the prison terms? Why do you believe that? What were the roles of Malika and her...