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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What must be done before Firdaus meets El Saadawi?
(a) Money must exchange hands.
(b) The doctor must convince her.
(c) Saadawi must beg.
(d) Legal paperwork.

2. Who did Firdaus meet by the river after escaping Bayoumi?
(a) Sarafina Du Pree.
(b) Sharifa Salah el Dine.
(c) Jubli Ma Safi.
(d) El Sid.

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

4. How did Firdaus feel about school?
(a) She enjoyed it.
(b) She hated it.
(c) She didn't go to school.
(d) She was bored.

5. How did Firdaus feel about herself in Chapter 2?
(a) She had low self-esteem.
(b) She was suicidal.
(c) She had high self-esteem.
(d) She was egotistical.

6. Why did Firdaus go to jail?
(a) Killing a woman.
(b) Killing a man.
(c) Killing her child.
(d) Stealing a loaf of bread.

7. In Chapter 2, who was Wafeya in love with?
(a) Her brother.
(b) Her uncles' friend.
(c) Her cousin.
(d) The quarterback.

8. How did Firdaus treat her studies at school?
(a) She treated school like a joke.
(b) She hardly studied.
(c) She studied hard.
(d) She skipped classes.

9. Where does El Saadawi meet Firdaus?
(a) A park.
(b) Prison.
(c) A bank.
(d) A mall.

10. What did Firdaus' uncle teach her in Chapter 2?
(a) How to make sandwhiches.
(b) How to play tennis.
(c) How to run.
(d) How to read and write.

11. How did Firdaus hide her fears?
(a) Split personalities.
(b) She does not speak.
(c) Under makeup.
(d) Comedy.

12. What is El Saadawi's impression of prison?
(a) Boring.
(b) Scary.
(c) Happy.
(d) Gloomy.

13. How did Miss Iqbal treat Firdaus after the night she saw her crying?
(a) With anger.
(b) She received special privileges.
(c) Like the other students.
(d) Kindly.

14. How did Firdaus help at her uncle's house?
(a) She beat the mats with a hammer.
(b) She cleaned.
(c) She dressed the other children.
(d) She dusted the antique china.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Firdaus see at the place her uncle takes her after graduation?

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

3. Why did Firdaus' mother mutilate her?

4. What did Firdaus' uncle give her when she graduated?

5. What job did Firdaus' father hold?

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