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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 year is "Women and Neurosis in Egypt" published?

2. Who didn't want Firdaus to stay at her uncle's home after graduation?

3. In Chapter 2, how did Firdaus' uncle treat his new wife?

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

5. What instructions does Firdaus give El Saadawi at the start of Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Firdaus react after spending the night with Sheikh Mahmoud ? Why did she react this way?

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

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

4. How did Firdaus' mother hurt her and why?

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

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

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

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

9. What was Firdaus' family like?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What role does religion play in El Saadawi's book? Choose two individuals and explain their opinion of religion and how religion influences their lives.

Essay Topic 2

What is the significance of Firdaus' experience in the restaurant? How does she change after going there? Is it a positive or negative change?

Essay Topic 3

What message does El Saadawi hope the reader walks away with after reading this book? Provide examples from the text that prove your argument.

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