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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 does the doctor want Firdus' sentence reduced to in Chapter 1?

2. What did Sheikh Mahmoud do to Firdaus when she threw food away?

3. What did Firdaus' uncle give her when she graduated?

4. What happened when Firdaus saw herself in the mirror at her uncle's house?

5. How did Firdaus treat her studies at school?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Firdaus sent to jail?

2. Why did Firdaus' uncle change? How did he change?

3. How did Firdaus feel when she moved into her uncle's home? What happened when she saw the mirror?

4. How did Firdaus feel about her upcoming marriage?

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

6. What was Firdaus's relationship with her uncle when she lived with her parents?

7. How did Firdaus' mother hurt her and why?

8. What is the doctor's opinion of Firdaus?

9. How did Sheikh Mahmoud treat Firdaus?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Discuss the events of Firdaus' life. How does she change from the beginning to the end of the book? Why? Do you believe Firdaus is innocent at the start of the book? Choose one other character in the book (other than El Saadawi) and explain their relationship with Firdaus.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the relationship Firdaus had with both Ibrahim and her teacher from boarding school. Why was she unable to express her feelings for these two people in words?

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