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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Firdaus see Ibrahim again?
(a) Ten years later.
(b) One year later.
(c) Four years later.
(d) She never saw him again.

2. Who is Marzouk?
(a) A doctor.
(b) A murderer.
(c) A pimp.
(d) A teacher.

3. What did Firdaus feel when she spent the night with the men Sharifa Salah el Dine brought to her?
(a) Pain.
(b) Giddy.
(c) Fear.
(d) Joy.

4. What does Sharifa Salah el Dine open Firdaus' eyes to?
(a) Fine dining.
(b) Past experiences.
(c) Music.
(d) Art.

5. Why did El Saadawi step on the break quickly at the end of Chapter 3?
(a) She was tired.
(b) She had no courage.
(c) She forgot which was the gas pedal.
(d) She was brave.

6. What did Firdaus' co-worker tell her about love?
(a) Love yourself.
(b) Love is everywhere.
(c) Love stinks.
(d) It does not exist.

7. What does Firdaus say at the start of Chapter 3?
(a) She quotes the Bible.
(b) Nothing, she falls silent.
(c) She repeats the names of her customers.
(d) She screams.

8. When did El Saadawi see Firdaus again after she leaves the room?
(a) A week later.
(b) Never.
(c) A day later.
(d) At her execution.

9. How did Ibrahim treat Firdaus after he saw her crying?
(a) He spit on her.
(b) Like any other person.
(c) He hated her.
(d) With special privilages.

10. What did Firdaus learn about marriage?
(a) It is bliss.
(b) She should have not left her husband.
(c) It is a system based on suffering.
(d) She needs a divorce.

11. What did the people who come into the room in Chapter 3 tell Firdaus?
(a) She is free to go.
(b) Her time is up.
(c) Her mother died.
(d) Her appeal is overturned.

12. Who did Firdaus search for after learning of the engagement?
(a) Ibrahim.
(b) Her co-worker.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her husband.

13. Why did Sharifa Salah el Dine believe men did not know Firdaus' true worth?
(a) Firdaus did not value herself.
(b) Firdaus kept it a secret.
(c) Men are not intuitive.
(d) Her parents kept it a secret.

14. What did Sharifa Salah el Dine tell Firdaus she must not have while working?
(a) Pain.
(b) Food.
(c) Water.
(d) Feelings.

15. Who approached Firdaus in a luxury car while she walked down the street?
(a) A doctor.
(b) A banker.
(c) A prince.
(d) Her husband.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the Arab man believe Firdaus' real identity was?

2. What did Firdaus realize about revolutionary men?

3. What did Fawzy want with Firdaus?

4. Why did Firdaus hate men?

5. Why did Firdaus seem different to her co-worker?

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