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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, pages 86-96.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Firdaus beg for at the coffee shop in Chapter 2?
(a) A croissant.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Tea.
(d) Water.

2. What could Sheikh Mahmoud offer Firdaus' uncle?
(a) A new business.
(b) A new car.
(c) Five cows.
(d) A large dowry.

3. What did Firdaus want to tell her uncle in Chapter 2?
(a) She loved him.
(b) She wants to go home.
(c) She is dating a boy.
(d) She hates him.

4. What did Firdaus do every time she spent the night with Sheikh Mahmoud?
(a) Fell deeper in love.
(b) Cleansed her body.
(c) Mutilated herself.
(d) Screamed.

5. How does El Saadawi's contact get access for the author in the prison?
(a) As a psychiatrist.
(b) As a friend.
(c) As a lawyer.
(d) As a guard.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Firdaus' relationship with her mother like?

2. What type of clothes did Firdaus wear?

3. Why is Firdaus unlike other inmates?

4. What is Firdaus' initial impression of El Saadawi?

5. When did Firdaus see Ibrahim again?

(see the answer key)

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