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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. Why did Firdaus' mother mutilate her?
(a) She steals from the church.
(b) She stays out past curfew.
(c) She goes on a date.
(d) She asks how she could be born without a father.

2. Why did Firdaus complain about Bayoumi?
(a) He made her wear pants.
(b) He beat her.
(c) He deprived her of food.
(d) He did not find her work.

3. Who is Miss Iqbal?
(a) A secretary at Firdus' job.
(b) A maid at Firdus' school.
(c) A servant.
(d) A teacher at Firdus' school.

4. What type of degree does Firdaus hold?
(a) Phd.
(b) Upper-school certificate.
(c) JD.
(d) Secondary-school certificate.

5. What job did El Saadawi hold in 1972?
(a) Director of General Hospital.
(b) CEO of MAIN.
(c) Director of Health Education.
(d) Teacher.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Firdaus wonder about Miss Iqbal after the night she saw her crying?

2. What did Firdaus do every time she spent the night with Sheikh Mahmoud?

3. What games did Firdaus play with Mohammadain in in the field?

4. Whose house does Firdaus run to when she becomes afraid of Sheikh Mahmoud?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why is El-Saadawi interested in studying prison settings?

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

5. Why did Firdaus' uncle return Firdaus to Sheikh Mahmoud?

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

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

8. How did Sheikh Mahmoud treat Firdaus?

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

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

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