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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 Firdaus wonder about Miss Iqbal after the night she saw her crying?

2. Who came to see Firdaus at the playground the night of her graduation?

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

4. Where did Bayoumi insist Firdaus sleeps in the winter?

5. What did her uncle tell Firdaus is a sin in Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Sheikh Mahmoud treat Firdaus?

2. How did El Saadawi finally meet Firdaus?

3. Who is Sheikh Mahmoud ?

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

5. What was El Saadawi's interaction with the warden at the prison?

6. How was Firdaus unlike the other prisoners?

7. Who did Firdaus spit on and why?

8. What happened after Firdaus' graduation?

9. Why does El Saadawi refuse to believe Firdaus died?

10. Why was Firdaus sent to jail?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When considering El Saadawi's life, where do you believe she found the inspiration for this book? What does this book cause you to think about the author's life? What do you believe El Saadawi set out to achieve with this book? Did she accomplish it?

Essay Topic 2

Identify the plot and subplot in El-Saadawi's book. Be sure to provide the definitions for both terms in your answer. How does El-Saadawi effectively keep the reader engaged without confusing them?

Essay Topic 3

Define the term flashback. How does El Saadawi use flashbacks in her book? Provide two examples of flashbacks and how they help the reader relate to Firdaus.

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