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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, pages 54-67.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of clothes did Firdaus wear?
(a) Expensive.
(b) A sack.
(c) Hand-me downs.
(d) Torn.

2. In Chapter 1, what does the Warden tell El Saadawi in the parking lot?
(a) Firdaus was hanged.
(b) He wants to go on a date.
(c) Firdaus will see her.
(d) Firdaus won't see her.

3. Why is Firdaus unlike other inmates?
(a) She refuses to see people.
(b) She refuses to eat.
(c) She does not wear handcuffs.
(d) She is innocent.

4. How did Firdaus' mother mutilate her?
(a) She cuts off her toe.
(b) She bruises her face.
(c) Genital mutilation.
(d) She cuts off her hand.

5. How did Firdaus hide her fears?
(a) She does not speak.
(b) Split personalities.
(c) Under makeup.
(d) Comedy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Warden tell El Saadawi in Chapter 1, when she tries to see Firdaus?

2. How did Firdaus stay warm on the cold nights at her uncles' house?

3. How does Firdaus feel about her "unknown journey" in Chapter 2?

4. What happened when Firdaus saw herself in the mirror at her uncle's house?

5. What did Firdaus' father do if a male child died?

(see the answer key)

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