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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Di'aa say about Firdaus' profession?
(a) He mocked it.
(b) He turned her into the police.
(c) He beat her.
(d) He praised it.

2. How does El Saadawi feel about her life after leaving Firdaus?
(a) Happy.
(b) Her life is full.
(c) Proud.
(d) Ashamed.

3. What did Firdaus claim taught her to kill?
(a) Life.
(b) Her mother.
(c) School.
(d) Her father.

4. What did Firdaus start to do after eating in the restaurant?
(a) She looked people in the eye.
(b) She stole food.
(c) She stole money.
(d) She ate in restaurants every night.

5. What was Sharifa Salah el Dine's job?
(a) Thief.
(b) Doctor.
(c) Lawyer.
(d) Madame.

6. What did Firdaus learn about men?
(a) They are honest.
(b) They don't like her hair.
(c) They deceive.
(d) They kill.

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

8. Who is Di'aa?
(a) A teacher.
(b) A doctor.
(c) A banker.
(d) A journalist.

9. Why did the Arab man call the police on Firdaus?
(a) She stole from him.
(b) She shot him.
(c) She stabbed him.
(d) She hit him.

10. Where did El Saadawi go after her interview with Firdaus?
(a) Court.
(b) Her house.
(c) Her car.
(d) The warden's office.

11. Why did Firdaus believe she was sentenced to death?
(a) Her life is worthless.
(b) She committed a crime.
(c) Men are afraid to let her live.
(d) Women are afraid to let her live.

12. Why did Ibrahim admire Firdaus?
(a) Her money.
(b) Her energy.
(c) Her car.
(d) Her body.

13. Why, after eating the restaurant, did Firdaus begin to refuse men?
(a) She became ill.
(b) She changed professions.
(c) She hated men.
(d) She wanted to choose them.

14. How does El Saadawi describe her emotions at the start of Chapter 3?
(a) There are no words.
(b) Like she is in a dream.
(c) Like she is in heaven.
(d) Like she is in hell.

15. What happened when Firdaus saw Ibrahim again?
(a) He ignored her.
(b) He had five children.
(c) He tried to bed her.
(d) He beat her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Firdaus realize at the restaurant while she ate?

2. Who is Ibrahim?

3. Where did Ibrahim find Firdaus crying?

4. How did El Saadawi feel at the start of Chapter 3?

5. When did El Saadawi see Firdaus again after she leaves the room?

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