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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Firdaus feel when she entered her uncle's house for the first time?
(a) Scared.
(b) Like she was being born a second time.
(c) Like she was dying.
(d) Angry.

2. Who did El Saadawi know that was in prison?
(a) Her cousin.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her husband.
(d) Her father.

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

4. Why did Firdaus' uncle laugh when Firdus asked him to take her to El Azhar?
(a) She is too young.
(b) It is a school for nurses.
(c) It is too far away.
(d) It's a school for men.

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

6. What is it impossible for all single women to know?
(a) All the men in magazines.
(b) How to kill.
(c) How to marry.
(d) All the women in magazines.

7. What type of degree does Firdaus hold?
(a) Upper-school certificate.
(b) Phd.
(c) JD.
(d) Secondary-school certificate.

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

9. Why does Firdaus' uncle return her to Sheikh Mahmoud?
(a) She was pregnant.
(b) All men beat their wives.
(c) She wanted to return.
(d) Sheikh Mahmoud threatened him.

10. 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.

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

12. What did Sheikh Mahmoud deprive Firdaus of?
(a) Clothes.
(b) Water.
(c) Money.
(d) Food.

13. What instructions does Firdaus give El Saadawi at the start of Chapter 2?
(a) Do not look her in the eyes.
(b) Close your eyes.
(c) Do not interrupt.
(d) Ask questions.

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

15. What did Firdaus see at the place her uncle takes her after graduation?
(a) The Eiffel Tower.
(b) Murder.
(c) Women dancing.
(d) War.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Firdaus wonder about Miss Iqbal after the night she saw her crying?

2. What did Sheikh Mahmoud beat Firdaus with the time she ran to the streets?

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

4. What paperwork does Firdaus refuse to sign in Chapter 1?

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

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