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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How many times does El Saadawi try to go to the prison in Chapter 1?
(a) Several.
(b) 2.
(c) 50.
(d) Once.

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

5. What does the Warden tell El Saadawi in Chapter 1, when she tries to see Firdaus?
(a) She does not want to see her.
(b) Firdaus has some papers for her.
(c) Firdaus is already dead.
(d) The prison does not like journalists.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does El Saadawi's contact get access for the author in the prison?

2. What is El Saadawi's impression of prison?

3. Where does El Saadawi meet Firdaus?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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