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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Firdaus?
(a) A Lebanese woman.
(b) An Egyptian woman.
(c) A Syrian woman.
(d) A Chinese woman.

2. Where does Firdaus invite El Saadawi to sit when they meet for the first time in Chapter 1?
(a) On the ground.
(b) On her bed.
(c) In a chair.
(d) On a table.

3. What does the Warden tell El Saadawi in Chapter 1, when she tries to see Firdaus?
(a) The prison does not like journalists.
(b) Firdaus is already dead.
(c) Firdaus has some papers for her.
(d) She does not want to see her.

4. What must be done before Firdaus meets El Saadawi?
(a) The doctor must convince her.
(b) Saadawi must beg.
(c) Legal paperwork.
(d) Money must exchange hands.

5. In what year does El Saadawi go to prison?
(a) 1981.
(b) 1992.
(c) 1975.
(d) 1945,

Short Answer Questions

1. What paperwork does Firdaus refuse to sign in Chapter 1?

2. What does the warden believe about Firdaus?

3. Why does the doctor in Chapter 1 want to change Firdaus' sentence?

4. Where did El Saadawi meet the person which inspires the story?

5. What does the doctor want Firdus' sentence reduced to in Chapter 1?

(see the answer key)

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