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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2: pages 30-42.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of degree does Firdaus hold?
(a) Secondary-school certificate.
(b) JD.
(c) Upper-school certificate.
(d) Phd.

2. In what year does El Saadawi go to prison?
(a) 1975.
(b) 1992.
(c) 1981.
(d) 1945,

3. Where did Firdaus' uncle take her after she graduated?
(a) Paris.
(b) The theater.
(c) The movies.
(d) A concert.

4. What must be done before Firdaus meets El Saadawi?
(a) Saadawi must beg.
(b) Money must exchange hands.
(c) Legal paperwork.
(d) The doctor must convince her.

5. Who didn't want Firdaus to stay at her uncle's home after graduation?
(a) Her uncle.
(b) Her uncle's wife.
(c) Firdus.
(d) Her cousin.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How does Firdaus feel about her "unknown journey" in Chapter 2?

4. How did Miss Iqbal treat Firdaus after the night she saw her crying?

5. What could Sheikh Mahmoud offer Firdaus' uncle?

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