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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. In what year was Firdaus executed?
(a) 1976.
(b) 1982.
(c) 1995.
(d) 2002.

2. What did Firdaus realize about revolutionary men?
(a) They are different.
(b) They are no different.
(c) They have more power.
(d) They have more money.

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

4. What job did El Saadawi hold in 1972?
(a) Director of Health Education.
(b) Teacher.
(c) Director of General Hospital.
(d) CEO of MAIN.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does El Saadawi try to convince herself of in Chapter 1 as she walks back to the car?

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

3. Why did Firdaus' uncle send her to boarding school?

4. What case studies does El Saadawi study in Egypt?

5. After she spoke with Di'aa, what did Firdaus realize about herself?

(see the answer key)

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