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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What contact does El Saadawi have at an Egyptian prison?
(a) A guard.
(b) The warden.
(c) A doctor.
(d) A lawyer.

2. What magazine did El Saadawi work for in the 1970's?
(a) Newsweek.
(b) Cosmopolitan.
(c) Time.
(d) Health.

3. How many times does El Saadawi try to go to the prison in Chapter 1?
(a) 2.
(b) Several.
(c) 50.
(d) Once.

4. Where does El Saadawi meet Firdaus?
(a) A mall.
(b) A park.
(c) A bank.
(d) Prison.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was El Saadawi's response to Firdaus' death?

2. What is Firdaus' initial impression of El Saadawi?

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

4. What does the warden believe about Firdaus?

5. In what year does El Saadawi go to prison?

(see the answer key)

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