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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does El Saadawi's contact get access for the author in the prison?
(a) As a friend.
(b) As a guard.
(c) As a psychiatrist.
(d) As a lawyer.

2. What is Firdaus' initial impression of El Saadawi?
(a) She does not want to meet her.
(b) She thinks she is a spy.
(c) She hates her.
(d) She cannot wait to meet her.

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

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

5. What was El Saadawi's response to Firdaus' death?
(a) She is scared for her life.
(b) She kills herself.
(c) She does not believe she is dead.
(d) She is happy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Firdaus go to jail?

2. In Chapter 1, what does the Warden tell El Saadawi in the parking lot?

3. Where does Firdaus invite El Saadawi to sit when they meet for the first time in Chapter 1?

4. What does the Warden tell El Saadawi in Chapter 1, when she tries to see Firdaus?

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

(see the answer key)

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