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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. How did Firdaus hide her fears?
(a) Comedy.
(b) Split personalities.
(c) Under makeup.
(d) She does not speak.

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

3. What women will El Saadawi meet in the prison?
(a) Only women who murder.
(b) Women who steal.
(c) Those who are drug users.
(d) Those who suffer mental illness.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is it impossible for all single women to know?

2. What job did Firdaus obtain after many years of abuse?

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

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

5. What did Firdaus' uncle teach her in Chapter 2?

(see the answer key)

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