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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) An Egyptian woman.
(b) A Lebanese woman.
(c) A Chinese woman.
(d) A Syrian woman.

2. What does El Saadawi try to convince herself of in Chapter 1 as she walks back to the car?
(a) She is wealthy.
(b) She is dying.
(c) She is less then Firdaus.
(d) She is better then Firdaus.

3. Who can EL Saadawi not stop thinking about in Chapter 1?
(a) Her husband.
(b) The prison.
(c) Her child.
(d) Firdaus.

4. What is El Saadawi's impression of prison?
(a) Boring.
(b) Gloomy.
(c) Scary.
(d) Happy.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. In what year was Firdaus executed?

4. What magazine did El Saadawi work for in the 1970's?

5. What contact does El Saadawi have at an Egyptian prison?

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