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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 signed Firdaus' graduation certificate?
(a) The principal.
(b) Her uncle.
(c) Wafeya.
(d) Miss Iqbal.

2. What did Bayoumi offer Firdaus help in finding?
(a) A job.
(b) Her mother.
(c) A place to stay.
(d) Her husband.

3. What job did Firdaus' father hold?
(a) Doctor.
(b) Laywer.
(c) Plumber.
(d) Farmer.

4. Whose house does Firdaus run to when she becomes afraid of Sheikh Mahmoud?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her uncle.
(c) Her cousin.
(d) Her friend.

5. Where did Firdaus' uncle obtain a position in Chapter 2?
(a) Ministry of Kafs.
(b) Ministry of Magic.
(c) Ministry of Wakfs.
(d) Ministry of Mighty Kings.

Short Answer Questions

1. What instructions does Firdaus give El Saadawi at the start of Chapter 2?

2. Who interrupted Firdaus' packing in Chapter 2?

3. What did Firdaus want to tell her uncle in Chapter 2?

4. How did Firdaus' mother mutilate her?

5. Who can EL Saadawi not stop thinking about in Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened when El Saadawi went to her car at the end of Chapter 1?

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

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

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

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

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

7. Who did Firdaus spit on and why?

8. How did Firdaus feel when she moved into her uncle's home? What happened when she saw the mirror?

9. Why was Firdaus sent to jail?

10. What happened after Firdaus' graduation?

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