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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 job did Firdaus take with the industrial company?
(a) Secretary.
(b) Art director.
(c) Cleaning lady.
(d) Accountant.

2. What did Sharifa Salah el Dine tell Firdaus she must not have while working?
(a) Feelings.
(b) Food.
(c) Pain.
(d) Water.

3. What did Fawzy want with Firdaus?
(a) To steal her money.
(b) To paint her.
(c) To kill her.
(d) To marry her.

4. Why did Sharifa Salah el Dine believe men did not know Firdaus' true worth?
(a) Firdaus did not value herself.
(b) Firdaus kept it a secret.
(c) Men are not intuitive.
(d) Her parents kept it a secret.

5. How does El Saadawi describe her emotions at the start of Chapter 3?
(a) Like she is in heaven.
(b) Like she is in hell.
(c) Like she is in a dream.
(d) There are no words.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Di'aa tell Firdaus he wanted to do with her?

2. Who did Ibrahim become engaged to?

3. What did Firdaus do at age 25 for living arrangements?

4. Why did Firdaus begin to stare at money after eating in the restaurant?

5. What did Marzouk try to take from Firdaus?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Why did El Saadawi slam on the breaks at the end of Chapter 3?

7. How did Firdaus' relationship change with Sharifa Salah el Dine from her first few days at her home and later as time progressed?

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

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

10. Why did El Saadawi feel ashamed after hearing Firdaus' story?

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