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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 was Sharifa Salah el Dine's job?
(a) Lawyer.
(b) Madame.
(c) Doctor.
(d) Thief.

2. What did Fawzy want with Firdaus?
(a) To steal her money.
(b) To kill her.
(c) To marry her.
(d) To paint her.

3. What does the warden believe about Firdaus?
(a) She is insane.
(b) She killed her brother.
(c) She deserves to hang.
(d) She does not deserve to hang.

4. What did Bayoumi do after Firdaus complained?
(a) Locked her in a trunk.
(b) Locked her in the flat.
(c) Ignored her.
(d) Asked her to leave.

5. What did Sheikh Mahmoud do to Firdaus when she threw food away?
(a) Made her eat the food.
(b) Sent her to jail.
(c) Cried.
(d) Beat her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Firdaus realize at the restaurant while she ate?

2. What did her uncle tell Firdaus is a sin in Chapter 2?

3. How did Firdaus' mother mutilate her?

4. Who introduces El Saadawi to Firdaus?

5. How does El Saadawi feel when she meets Firdaus for the first time?

(see the answer key)

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