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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 interrupted Firdaus' packing in Chapter 2?
(a) Wafeya.
(b) Hala.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her uncle.

2. Who slept on the floor in Firdaus' room in Chapter 2?
(a) A servant girl.
(b) A dog.
(c) El Saadawi.
(d) A servant boy.

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

4. What year is "Women and Neurosis in Egypt" published?
(a) 1982.
(b) 1989.
(c) 1969.
(d) 1976.

5. Why did Firdaus' uncle not want to send her to the university?
(a) It was too far away.
(b) It was not accepting female students.
(c) It was expensive.
(d) It was co-ed.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Firdaus' uncle take her after she graduated?

2. How did Firdaus hide her fears?

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

4. Why did Firdaus go to jail?

5. How did Firdaus feel when she entered her uncle's house for the first time?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Sheikh Mahmoud treat Firdaus?

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

4. What is the doctor's opinion of Firdaus?

5. How did Firdaus feel about her upcoming marriage?

6. What was Firdaus's relationship with her uncle when she lived with her parents?

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

8. What were Firdaus' instructions to El Saadawi and why?

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

10. How did Miss Iqbal treat Firdaus after she saw her crying?

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