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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. How did Firdaus feel at the end of Chapter 2?

2. What did Ibrahim confess to Firdaus at the bus stop?

3. Why did El Saadawi step on her accelerator?

4. What type of woman does Firdaus believe are the least delusional?

5. Why did Firdaus hate men?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Firdaus' relationship change with Sharifa Salah el Dine from her first few days at her home and later as time progressed?

2. Who did Ibrahim become engaged to and what was Firdaus' reaction?

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

4. How did Firdaus change after going to the restaurant?

5. What happened when Firdaus saw Ibrahim four years later?

6. Who is Ibrahim?

7. What did the guards mean in Chapter 3 when they said "Your time has come"?

8. Who is Fawzy and how did he help Firdaus?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does description play a role in an author's work? How does the author use description to draw the reader into the story? What are some examples where the description does not work?

Essay Topic 2

What role does El Saadawi play in this book other then author? How does she relate to Firdaus? Do they learn from each other or is El Saadawi the only one that benefits from the relationship?

Essay Topic 3

When considering El Saadawi's life, where do you believe she found the inspiration for this book? What does this book cause you to think about the author's life? What do you believe El Saadawi set out to achieve with this book? Did she accomplish it?

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