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

2. Why did Firdaus' uncle laugh when Firdus asked him to take her to El Azhar?
(a) It's a school for men.
(b) She is too young.
(c) It is too far away.
(d) It is a school for nurses.

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

4. What job did Firdaus' father hold?
(a) Plumber.
(b) Farmer.
(c) Laywer.
(d) Doctor.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Firdaus' father do if a male child died?

2. Where does El Saadawi meet Firdaus?

3. What was Firdaus' relationship with her mother like?

4. In what year does El Saadawi go to prison?

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

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