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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, pages 20-30.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who else does El Saadawi speak to prior to meeting Firdaus?
(a) Female prisoners.
(b) Male prisoners.
(c) Cancer patients.
(d) Young children with blue eyes.

2. Why does the doctor in Chapter 1 want to change Firdaus' sentence?
(a) She tried to stab him.
(b) She escapes.
(c) She has gentle eyes.
(d) She writes a book.

3. What type of degree does Firdaus hold?
(a) JD.
(b) Upper-school certificate.
(c) Secondary-school certificate.
(d) Phd.

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

5. What job did Firdaus obtain after many years of abuse?
(a) Drug dealer.
(b) Prostitute.
(c) Doctor.
(d) Social worker.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did the uncles' wife beat the girls in Chapter 2?

2. Why does Firdaus give El Saadawi these instructions in Chapter 2?

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

4. What job did Firdaus' father hold?

5. How did Firdaus feel about school?

(see the answer key)

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