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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 contact does El Saadawi have at an Egyptian prison?
(a) A doctor.
(b) The warden.
(c) A lawyer.
(d) A guard.

2. In what year was Firdaus executed?
(a) 2002.
(b) 1995.
(c) 1976.
(d) 1982.

3. What type of clothes did Firdaus wear?
(a) A sack.
(b) Expensive.
(c) Hand-me downs.
(d) Torn.

4. What happened when Firdaus saw herself in the mirror at her uncle's house?
(a) She began to hate mirrors.
(b) She screamed.
(c) She laughed.
(d) She fixed her hair.

5. Why does the doctor in Chapter 1 want to change Firdaus' sentence?
(a) She tried to stab him.
(b) She escapes.
(c) She writes a book.
(d) She has gentle eyes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Firdaus try to tell Wafeya about Miss Iqbal?

2. How did Firdaus help at her uncle's house?

3. Who did Firdaus hope to see at the playground the night of her graduation?

4. What did Firdaus see at the place her uncle takes her after graduation?

5. Who introduces El Saadawi to Firdaus?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Firdaus' family like?

2. What happened at Firdaus' graduation ceremony? Why did she freeze?

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

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

5. What were Firdaus' instructions to El Saadawi and why?

6. How did Miss Iqbal treat Firdaus after she saw her crying?

7. Who did Firdaus spit on and why?

8. Who is Bayoumi and how did he help and hurt Firdaus?

9. What happened the night Firdaus saw Miss Iqbal crying?

10. What is Firdaus' initial reaction to El Saadawi's interest in her story?

(see the answer keys)

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