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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. Who introduces El Saadawi to Firdaus?
(a) A guard.
(b) A police man.
(c) A doctor.
(d) A friend.

2. Who did Firdaus hope to see at the playground the night of her graduation?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her uncle.
(c) Miss Iqbal.
(d) Wafeya.

3. How many times does El Saadawi try to go to the prison in Chapter 1?
(a) 2.
(b) Several.
(c) 50.
(d) Once.

4. What did Bayoumi offer Firdaus?
(a) Money.
(b) A place to stay.
(c) Tea and biscuits.
(d) Gold.

5. What does the warden believe about Firdaus?
(a) She killed her brother.
(b) She is insane.
(c) She deserves to hang.
(d) She does not deserve to hang.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What could Sheikh Mahmoud offer Firdaus' uncle?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Bayoumi and how did he help and hurt Firdaus?

2. How did Firdaus' mother hurt her and why?

3. What is Firdaus' initial reaction to El Saadawi's interest in her story?

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

5. Why does El Saadawi refuse to believe Firdaus died?

6. Why did Firdaus' uncle change? How did he change?

7. What was El Saadawi's initial meeting with Firdaus like?

8. Why is El-Saadawi interested in studying prison settings?

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

10. What happened after Firdaus' graduation?

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