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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, pages 11-19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Firdaus do to the pictures of men in magazines?
(a) Draws on them.
(b) Kisses them.
(c) Spits on them.
(d) Rips them to pieces.

2. What case studies does El Saadawi study in Egypt?
(a) Neurosis.
(b) Divorce.
(c) Cancer.
(d) Education.

3. What was Firdaus' relationship with her mother like?
(a) Loving.
(b) Friendly.
(c) Distant.
(d) Hateful.

4. Who else does El Saadawi speak to prior to meeting Firdaus?
(a) Young children with blue eyes.
(b) Cancer patients.
(c) Female prisoners.
(d) Male prisoners.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of degree does Firdaus hold?

2. What did Firdaus' father teach her to do that replaces her mother's job?

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

4. Who introduces El Saadawi to Firdaus?

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

(see the answer key)

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