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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. Who rescued Firdaus from Bayoumi?
(a) A neighbor.
(b) Her brother.
(c) Her husband.
(d) Her uncle.

3. Why did the uncles' wife beat the girls in Chapter 2?
(a) They stole food.
(b) They were dirty.
(c) They shared a bed.
(d) They ate chocolate.

4. Where did Firdaus' uncle obtain a position in Chapter 2?
(a) Ministry of Kafs.
(b) Ministry of Mighty Kings.
(c) Ministry of Wakfs.
(d) Ministry of Magic.

5. Who didn't want Firdaus to stay at her uncle's home after graduation?
(a) Her uncle.
(b) Her uncle's wife.
(c) Firdus.
(d) Her cousin.

6. What does Firdaus do when Sheikh Mahmoud beats her?
(a) Fights back.
(b) Calls her mother.
(c) Calls the police.
(d) Submits.

7. What magazine did El Saadawi work for in the 1970's?
(a) Health.
(b) Newsweek.
(c) Time.
(d) Cosmopolitan.

8. What did Firdaus beg for at the coffee shop in Chapter 2?
(a) A croissant.
(b) Tea.
(c) Water.
(d) Coffee.

9. What job does El Saadawi hold that led her to meet Firdaus?
(a) Researcher.
(b) Guard.
(c) Therapist.
(d) Priest.

10. How does El Saadawi's contact get access for the author in the prison?
(a) As a psychiatrist.
(b) As a guard.
(c) As a friend.
(d) As a lawyer.

11. Where did Firdaus' uncle take her after she graduated?
(a) Paris.
(b) A concert.
(c) The movies.
(d) The theater.

12. What did Bayoumi do after Firdaus complained?
(a) Locked her in the flat.
(b) Ignored her.
(c) Asked her to leave.
(d) Locked her in a trunk.

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

14. What women will El Saadawi meet in the prison?
(a) Women who steal.
(b) Only women who murder.
(c) Those who suffer mental illness.
(d) Those who are drug users.

15. What is Firdaus' initial impression of El Saadawi?
(a) She hates her.
(b) She does not want to meet her.
(c) She thinks she is a spy.
(d) She cannot wait to meet her.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who else does El Saadawi speak to prior to meeting Firdaus?

2. Where does Firdaus invite El Saadawi to sit when they meet for the first time in Chapter 1?

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

4. Who did El Saadawi know that was in prison?

5. Where did Bayoumi insist Firdaus sleeps in the winter?

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