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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 did Firdaus begin to do with her money around age 25?
(a) Invest it.
(b) Spend it.
(c) Hide it in the cellar.
(d) Save it.

2. Why did the Arab man call the police on Firdaus?
(a) She hit him.
(b) She stole from him.
(c) She shot him.
(d) She stabbed him.

3. How did El Saadawi feel at the start of Chapter 3?
(a) Happy.
(b) Angry.
(c) Scared.
(d) Drained.

4. Who came through the door in Chapter 3?
(a) Guards.
(b) A priest.
(c) A lawyer.
(d) The warden.

5. What did Firdaus do at age 25 for living arrangements?
(a) She moved in with a cousin.
(b) She bought a house.
(c) She moved in with her uncle.
(d) She found her own apartment.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Firdaus say at the start of Chapter 3?

2. How did El Saadawi feel after leaving Firdaus?

3. How much did the man in the luxury car offer Firdaus for her services?

4. What did Firdaus rip apart after spending time with the man from the luxury car?

5. Where did Firdaus stay all the time while at Sharifa Salah el Dine's home?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Firdaus' life change at the age of 25?

2. What was Sharifa Salah el Dine's job and how did it involve Firdaus?

3. What new job did Firdaus take after speaking to Di'aa? What did she think of the job?

4. What were Firdaus' thoughts on men after Ibrahim's engagement?

5. Who is Ibrahim?

6. What happened when Firdaus stopped speaking? How did El Saadawi react?

7. What does the quote "I am speaking the truth. And truth is savage and dangerous" mean?

8. Who was the man in the luxurious car that approached Firdaus?

9. Who is Di'aa, and how did he change Firdaus?

10. What happened between Firdaus and Ibrahim at the bus stop?

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