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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 is Marzouk?
(a) A pimp.
(b) A doctor.
(c) A murderer.
(d) A teacher.

2. What does El Saadawi see in everyone she meets after speaking to Firdaus?
(a) Self-esteem.
(b) A better life.
(c) Lies.
(d) Happiness.

3. What did Firdaus learn about marriage?
(a) It is bliss.
(b) She needs a divorce.
(c) It is a system based on suffering.
(d) She should have not left her husband.

4. What did Firdaus' co-worker tell her about love?
(a) Love is everywhere.
(b) It does not exist.
(c) Love yourself.
(d) Love stinks.

5. What did Firdaus learn about men?
(a) They deceive.
(b) They are honest.
(c) They kill.
(d) They don't like her hair.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Fatheya ask Firdaus?

2. What did Fawzy want with Firdaus?

3. What was Ibrahim a chairman of?

4. What does Firdaus say at the start of Chapter 3?

5. Why did Ibrahim admire Firdaus?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the quote "I am speaking the truth. And truth is savage and dangerous" mean?

2. Who is Marzouk and what did Firdaus do to him?

3. What happened to Firdaus when she went to the restaurant?

4. How did the Arab man learn that Firdaus was a killer?

5. What did Firdaus believe being a prostitute proved to people?

6. What were Firdaus' thoughts on men after Ibrahim's engagement?

7. What happened when Firdaus saw Ibrahim four years later?

8. Who is Fawzy and how did he help Firdaus?

9. What happened when Firdaus stopped speaking? How did El Saadawi react?

10. How did Firdaus change after going to the restaurant?

(see the answer keys)

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