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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, pages 42-54.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What job did El Saadawi hold in 1972?
(a) Teacher.
(b) Director of Health Education.
(c) Director of General Hospital.
(d) CEO of MAIN.

2. Where does Firdaus invite El Saadawi to sit when they meet for the first time in Chapter 1?
(a) On a table.
(b) On her bed.
(c) In a chair.
(d) On the ground.

3. What did Bayoumi offer Firdaus?
(a) Gold.
(b) Money.
(c) A place to stay.
(d) Tea and biscuits.

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

5. Who slept on the floor in Firdaus' room in Chapter 2?
(a) A servant boy.
(b) A servant girl.
(c) A dog.
(d) El Saadawi.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did her uncle tell Firdaus is a sin in Chapter 2?

2. How did Sharifa Salah el Dine help Firdaus?

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

4. Why did Firdaus' uncle send her to boarding school?

5. What games did Firdaus play with Mohammadain in in the field?

(see the answer key)

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