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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Wefeya ask Firdaus about Miss Iqbal in Chapter 2?

2. How did Firdaus' mother mutilate her?

3. What does Firdaus do when Sheikh Mahmoud beats her?

4. What did Bayoumi offer Firdaus help in finding?

5. What job does El Saadawi hold that led her to meet Firdaus?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Firdaus feel about her upcoming marriage?

2. Who did Firdaus spit on and why?

3. What was Firdaus' family like?

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

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

6. How did Sheikh Mahmoud treat Firdaus?

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

8. How did El Saadawi finally meet Firdaus?

9. What was El Saadawi's initial meeting with Firdaus like?

10. Why did Firdaus' uncle not want to send her to the university? What did his wife suggest?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe one central conflict in El-Saadawi book. How does this conflict effect the actions of Firdaus?

Essay Topic 2

Provide examples from the book where Firdaus is afraid of judgment. How does this fear alter her personality? How does this fear effect the choices she makes in her life?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the significance of Firdaus' uncle returning her to her husband's home. Why did Firdaus return to her uncle's home. How did his rejection effect her?

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