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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Firdaus invite El Saadawi to sit when they meet for the first time in Chapter 1?
(a) On her bed.
(b) In a chair.
(c) On a table.
(d) On the ground.

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

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

4. Why is Firdaus unlike other inmates?
(a) She does not wear handcuffs.
(b) She is innocent.
(c) She refuses to eat.
(d) She refuses to see people.

5. Where did El Saadawi meet the person which inspires the story?
(a) Cawal- E- Marie.
(b) Cairo State Reform Prison.
(c) Qanatir Prison.
(d) Al-Saudi Prison.

6. Why did Firdaus' uncle not want to send her to the university?
(a) It was too far away.
(b) It was not accepting female students.
(c) It was expensive.
(d) It was co-ed.

7. Who did the Uncle's wife want Firdaus to marry in Chapter 2?
(a) The wife's uncle.
(b) Her boyfriend.
(c) The neighbor's son.
(d) Her cousin.

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

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

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

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

12. Why did Firdaus complain about Bayoumi?
(a) He made her wear pants.
(b) He beat her.
(c) He deprived her of food.
(d) He did not find her work.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Firdaus' uncle concered about Sheikh Mahmoud?

2. What did Firdaus' uncle teach her in Chapter 2?

3. Why did Firdaus' uncle laugh when Firdus asked him to take her to El Azhar?

4. What job did Firdaus' father hold?

5. Why does the doctor in Chapter 1 want to change Firdaus' sentence?

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