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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 1, what does the Warden tell El Saadawi in the parking lot?
(a) Firdaus was hanged.
(b) He wants to go on a date.
(c) Firdaus will see her.
(d) Firdaus won't see her.

2. What did Firdaus' father do if a male child died?
(a) Cried.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Beat his wife.
(d) Ate bread.

3. What could Sheikh Mahmoud offer Firdaus' uncle?
(a) A new business.
(b) A large dowry.
(c) Five cows.
(d) A new car.

4. What job did Firdaus' father hold?
(a) Plumber.
(b) Farmer.
(c) Laywer.
(d) Doctor.

5. What paperwork does Firdaus refuse to sign in Chapter 1?
(a) Adoption papers.
(b) Bail papers.
(c) Divorce papers.
(d) Appeals.

6. What was El Saadawi's response to Firdaus' death?
(a) She is happy.
(b) She kills herself.
(c) She does not believe she is dead.
(d) She is scared for her life.

7. What does the Warden tell El Saadawi in Chapter 1, when she tries to see Firdaus?
(a) The prison does not like journalists.
(b) Firdaus is already dead.
(c) She does not want to see her.
(d) Firdaus has some papers for her.

8. Why did Firdaus' mother mutilate her?
(a) She asks how she could be born without a father.
(b) She stays out past curfew.
(c) She steals from the church.
(d) She goes on a date.

9. How did Sharifa Salah el Dine help Firdaus?
(a) She beat her husband.
(b) She gave her advice.
(c) She gave her money.
(d) She bought her a plane ticket.

10. What did Sheikh Mahmoud beat Firdaus with the time she ran to the streets?
(a) A hammer.
(b) His fist.
(c) A stick.
(d) A pillow.

11. What did Wefeya ask Firdaus about Miss Iqbal in Chapter 2?
(a) If Firdaus hates her.
(b) If Miss Iqbal gave her a bad grade.
(c) If Firdaus loves her.
(d) If Miss Iqbal is married.

12. Who slept on the floor in Firdaus' room in Chapter 2?
(a) A servant boy.
(b) A servant girl.
(c) A dog.
(d) El Saadawi.

13. What did her uncle tell Firdaus is a sin in Chapter 2?
(a) Lying.
(b) Kissing and nudity.
(c) Stealing.
(d) Murder and greed.

14. Who is Firdaus?
(a) A Chinese woman.
(b) A Syrian woman.
(c) A Lebanese woman.
(d) An Egyptian woman.

15. What did Firdaus want to tell her uncle in Chapter 2?
(a) She is dating a boy.
(b) She hates him.
(c) She loved him.
(d) She wants to go home.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Sheikh Mahmoud deprive Firdaus of?

2. Why did Firdaus' uncle not want to send her to the university?

3. What did Firdaus do every time she spent the night with Sheikh Mahmoud?

4. In Chapter 2, who was Wafeya in love with?

5. What happened when Firdaus saw herself in the mirror at her uncle's house?

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