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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 year is "Women and Neurosis in Egypt" published?
(a) 1969.
(b) 1982.
(c) 1989.
(d) 1976.

2. Why did Firdaus' mother mutilate her?
(a) She stays out past curfew.
(b) She asks how she could be born without a father.
(c) She steals from the church.
(d) She goes on a date.

3. 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.

4. What paperwork does Firdaus refuse to sign in Chapter 1?
(a) Adoption papers.
(b) Bail papers.
(c) Appeals.
(d) Divorce papers.

5. What games did Firdaus play with Mohammadain in in the field?
(a) Tag.
(b) Hide and Go Seek.
(c) Doctor.
(d) Bride and Bridegroom.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does El Saadawi meet Firdaus?

3. What women will El Saadawi meet in the prison?

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

5. What job does El Saadawi hold that led her to meet Firdaus?

(see the answer key)

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