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

2. Who is Miss Iqbal?
(a) A secretary at Firdus' job.
(b) A teacher at Firdus' school.
(c) A servant.
(d) A maid at Firdus' school.

3. Who introduces El Saadawi to Firdaus?
(a) A guard.
(b) A doctor.
(c) A police man.
(d) A friend.

4. How did Firdaus help at her uncle's house?
(a) She beat the mats with a hammer.
(b) She dressed the other children.
(c) She dusted the antique china.
(d) She cleaned.

5. What did Firdaus feel when she spent the night with the men Sharifa Salah el Dine brought to her?
(a) Fear.
(b) Pain.
(c) Joy.
(d) Giddy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Firdaus stay all the time while at Sharifa Salah el Dine's home?

2. Where does El Saadawi meet Firdaus?

3. What instructions does Firdaus give El Saadawi at the start of Chapter 2?

4. How did Firdaus feel about herself in Chapter 2?

5. Who slept on the floor in Firdaus' room in Chapter 2?

(see the answer key)

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