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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 does Firdaus want to do when men ask if she feels good?
(a) Spit on them.
(b) Hug them.
(c) Love them.
(d) Kill them.

2. How did El Saadawi feel at the start of Chapter 3?
(a) Happy.
(b) Angry.
(c) Scared.
(d) Drained.

3. How did Ibrahim treat Firdaus after he saw her crying?
(a) Like any other person.
(b) He hated her.
(c) He spit on her.
(d) With special privilages.

4. What was Sharifa Salah el Dine's job?
(a) Madame.
(b) Thief.
(c) Lawyer.
(d) Doctor.

5. When did El Saadawi see Firdaus again after she leaves the room?
(a) A day later.
(b) Never.
(c) At her execution.
(d) A week later.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why, after eating the restaurant, did Firdaus begin to refuse men?

2. What was Ibrahim a chairman of?

3. What did Ibrahim confess to Firdaus at the bus stop?

4. What does El Saadawi see in everyone she meets after speaking to Firdaus?

5. How did El Saadawi feel after leaving Firdaus?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did the guards mean in Chapter 3 when they said "Your time has come"?

2. Who did Ibrahim become engaged to and what was Firdaus' reaction?

3. Who is Di'aa, and how did he change Firdaus?

4. How was Firdaus' relationship with Ibrahim similar to her relationship with Miss Iqbal?

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

6. What was Sharifa Salah el Dine's job and how did it involve Firdaus?

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

8. Who was the man in the luxurious car that approached Firdaus?

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

10. Who is Ibrahim?

(see the answer keys)

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