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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. What did Firdaus do every time she spent the night with Sheikh Mahmoud?
(a) Mutilated herself.
(b) Cleansed her body.
(c) Fell deeper in love.
(d) Screamed.

2. What does Firdaus do to the pictures of men in magazines?
(a) Kisses them.
(b) Spits on them.
(c) Rips them to pieces.
(d) Draws on them.

3. How does Firdaus feel about her "unknown journey" in Chapter 2?
(a) Sad.
(b) Angry.
(c) Scared.
(d) Proud.

4. What did Firdaus want to tell her uncle in Chapter 2?
(a) She wants to go home.
(b) She hates him.
(c) She is dating a boy.
(d) She loved him.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did her uncle tell Firdaus is a sin in Chapter 2?

2. Why is Firdaus in jail?

3. Who did Firdaus hope to see at the playground the night of her graduation?

4. In Chapter 1, what does the Warden tell El Saadawi in the parking lot?

5. In Chapter 2, how did Firdaus' uncle treat his new wife?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who did Firdaus spit on and why?

3. How did Firdaus feel about her upcoming marriage?

4. Who is Sheikh Mahmoud ?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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