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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. Who did El Saadawi know that was in prison?
(a) Her cousin.
(b) Her husband.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her mother.

2. What did Bayoumi offer Firdaus help in finding?
(a) Her husband.
(b) A job.
(c) A place to stay.
(d) Her mother.

3. Who is Firdaus?
(a) A Lebanese woman.
(b) An Egyptian woman.
(c) A Chinese woman.
(d) A Syrian woman.

4. What did her uncle tell Firdaus is a sin in Chapter 2?
(a) Kissing and nudity.
(b) Lying.
(c) Murder and greed.
(d) Stealing.

5. Where does Firdaus invite El Saadawi to sit when they meet for the first time in Chapter 1?
(a) On a table.
(b) On her bed.
(c) On the ground.
(d) In a chair.

Short Answer Questions

1. What job did Firdaus obtain after many years of abuse?

2. Why does the doctor in Chapter 1 want to change Firdaus' sentence?

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

4. What must be done before Firdaus meets El Saadawi?

5. Why did Firdaus go to jail?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What happened after Firdaus' graduation?

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

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

7. Is the story "Woman at Point Zero" fiction or non-fiction? How do you know this?

8. How did Sheikh Mahmoud treat Firdaus?

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

10. Why was Firdaus able to maintain her sanity at her uncle and husband's home?

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