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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Firdaus' uncle concered about Sheikh Mahmoud?
(a) He might be too old.
(b) He might not be educated.
(c) He might be too poor.
(d) He might be too young.

2. What did Firdaus do every time she spent the night with Sheikh Mahmoud?
(a) Fell deeper in love.
(b) Mutilated herself.
(c) Screamed.
(d) Cleansed her body.

3. What happened when Firdaus saw herself in the mirror at her uncle's house?
(a) She laughed.
(b) She fixed her hair.
(c) She began to hate mirrors.
(d) She screamed.

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

5. How did Firdaus' mother mutilate her?
(a) She cuts off her toe.
(b) She bruises her face.
(c) She cuts off her hand.
(d) Genital mutilation.

6. Why did Firdaus' mother mutilate her?
(a) She asks how she could be born without a father.
(b) She goes on a date.
(c) She steals from the church.
(d) She stays out past curfew.

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

8. Who else does El Saadawi speak to prior to meeting Firdaus?
(a) Male prisoners.
(b) Female prisoners.
(c) Young children with blue eyes.
(d) Cancer patients.

9. What happened to Firdaus when her name was called at graduation.
(a) She ran away.
(b) She yelled with excitement.
(c) She cried.
(d) She froze.

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

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

12. 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.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Firdaus meet by the river after escaping Bayoumi?

2. What did Firdaus' father teach her to do that replaces her mother's job?

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

4. What did Firdaus want to tell her uncle in Chapter 2?

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

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