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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Firdaus manage her life at the Sheikh Mahmoud and her uncle's homes?
(a) Threats on her life.
(b) She focused on school.
(c) She carried a gun.
(d) Fear of gossip.

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

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

4. Where does El Saadawi meet Firdaus?
(a) A mall.
(b) A bank.
(c) Prison.
(d) A park.

5. What did Wefeya ask Firdaus about Miss Iqbal in Chapter 2?
(a) If Miss Iqbal gave her a bad grade.
(b) If Miss Iqbal is married.
(c) If Firdaus loves her.
(d) If Firdaus hates her.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 2, what did Firdaus promise her cousin?

2. What was Firdaus' relationship with her mother like?

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

4. What did Firdaus' uncle give her when she graduated?

5. What case studies does El Saadawi study in Egypt?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Firdaus' uncle not want to send her to the university? What did his wife suggest?

2. What study led El Saadawi to find Firdaus?

3. What happened after Firdaus' graduation?

4. Describe the boarding school that Firdaus is sent to.

5. How did Sharifa Salah el Dine help Firdaus after she escaped from Bayoumi?

6. What happened at Firdaus' graduation ceremony? Why did she freeze?

7. What happened the night Firdaus saw Miss Iqbal crying?

8. Why was Firdaus able to maintain her sanity at her uncle and husband's home?

9. Is the story "Woman at Point Zero" fiction or non-fiction? How do you know this?

10. How did Firdaus perform at school? What were here interests?

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