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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. What did Firdaus wonder about Miss Iqbal after the night she saw her crying?
(a) If she hated her.
(b) If she told her uncle.
(c) If she was in love with her.
(d) If she forgot their time together.

2. In Chapter 2, how did Firdaus' uncle treat his new wife?
(a) With love.
(b) With courtesy.
(c) Like a slave.
(d) With hatred.

3. Why does Firdaus give El Saadawi these instructions in Chapter 2?
(a) She thinks she is better than El Saadawi.
(b) She is insane.
(c) She does not like to be looked at.
(d) She does not have much time.

4. What did Bayoumi offer Firdaus help in finding?
(a) A place to stay.
(b) A job.
(c) Her husband.
(d) Her mother.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the warden believe about Firdaus?

3. What job did El Saadawi hold in 1972?

4. Who did Firdaus meet by the river after escaping Bayoumi?

5. Why is Firdaus in jail?

(see the answer key)

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