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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Firdaus want to do when men ask if she feels good?
(a) Spit on them.
(b) Love them.
(c) Hug them.
(d) Kill them.

2. How did the police describe Firdaus?
(a) Savage.
(b) Kind.
(c) Dead.
(d) Funny.

3. Who is Fawzy?
(a) A teacher.
(b) A man that visits Fridaus.
(c) A priest.
(d) The servant in Sharifa Salah el Dine's home.

4. After she spoke with Di'aa, what did Firdaus realize about herself?
(a) Her work is important.
(b) She is mean.
(c) Her work is not respectable.
(d) She is pretty.

5. Who did Firdaus search for after learning of the engagement?
(a) Her co-worker.
(b) Her husband.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Ibrahim.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Firdaus feel when she spent the night with the men Sharifa Salah el Dine brought to her?

2. Why, after eating the restaurant, did Firdaus begin to refuse men?

3. What type of woman does Firdaus believe are the least delusional?

4. What did Sharifa Salah el Dine tell Firdaus she must not have while working?

5. What did Firdaus begin to do with her money around age 25?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Sharifa Salah el Dine's job and how did it involve Firdaus?

2. What happened when Firdaus saw Ibrahim four years later?

3. What were Firdaus' thoughts on men after Ibrahim's engagement?

4. How was Firdaus' relationship with Ibrahim similar to her relationship with Miss Iqbal?

5. Who is Ibrahim?

6. Why did Firdaus tear apart the Arab man's money?

7. Why did El Saadawi feel ashamed after hearing Firdaus' story?

8. How did Firdaus' life change at the age of 25?

9. How did Firdaus' relationship change with Sharifa Salah el Dine from her first few days at her home and later as time progressed?

10. Who is Fawzy and how did he help Firdaus?

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