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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 hates her.
(d) If Firdaus loves her.

2. What year is "Women and Neurosis in Egypt" published?
(a) 1982.
(b) 1989.
(c) 1976.
(d) 1969.

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

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

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

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

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

8. How did Firdaus stay warm on the cold nights at her uncles' house?
(a) She slept on a bear skin rug.
(b) She built a fire in her room.
(c) She climbed into his lap.
(d) She wore a purple shawl.

9. What contact does El Saadawi have at an Egyptian prison?
(a) A guard.
(b) A lawyer.
(c) The warden.
(d) A doctor.

10. What was Firdaus' relationship with her mother like?
(a) Friendly.
(b) Loving.
(c) Hateful.
(d) Distant.

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

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

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

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

15. Why was El Saadawi fired from her job in the 1970's?
(a) She stole money.
(b) Her feminist views.
(c) Her refusual to reveal a source.
(d) She had an affair.

Short Answer Questions

1. What magazine did El Saadawi work for in the 1970's?

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

3. How did Firdaus feel about herself in Chapter 2?

4. What does El Saadawi try to convince herself of in Chapter 1 as she walks back to the car?

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

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