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

2. Who did the Uncle's wife want Firdaus to marry in Chapter 2?
(a) Her cousin.
(b) Her boyfriend.
(c) The neighbor's son.
(d) The wife's uncle.

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

4. What does the doctor want Firdus' sentence reduced to in Chapter 1?
(a) 12 months.
(b) 6 months.
(c) Life in prison.
(d) Death.

5. What did Firdaus want to tell her uncle in Chapter 2?
(a) She loved him.
(b) She is dating a boy.
(c) She hates him.
(d) She wants to go home.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Firdaus in jail?

2. Who interrupted Firdaus' packing in Chapter 2?

3. Where does El Saadawi meet Firdaus?

4. Who signed Firdaus' graduation certificate?

5. Who is Firdaus?

(see the answer key)

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