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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. Where did Firdaus' uncle take her after she graduated?
(a) Paris.
(b) A concert.
(c) The movies.
(d) The theater.

2. Why did Firdaus go to jail?
(a) Killing her child.
(b) Stealing a loaf of bread.
(c) Killing a woman.
(d) Killing a man.

3. What type of clothes did Firdaus wear?
(a) A sack.
(b) Expensive.
(c) Hand-me downs.
(d) Torn.

4. What games did Firdaus play with Mohammadain in in the field?
(a) Hide and Go Seek.
(b) Bride and Bridegroom.
(c) Doctor.
(d) Tag.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year was Firdaus executed?

2. What is it impossible for all single women to know?

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

4. What magazine did El Saadawi work for in the 1970's?

5. What did Firdaus try to tell Wafeya about Miss Iqbal?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Firdaus feel about her upcoming marriage?

3. What happened after Firdaus' graduation?

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

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

6. Why was Firdaus sent to jail?

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

8. How was Firdaus unlike the other prisoners?

9. Why did Firdaus' uncle return Firdaus to Sheikh Mahmoud?

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

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