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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. In what year was Firdaus executed?
(a) 1982.
(b) 2002.
(c) 1976.
(d) 1995.

2. What did Firdaus do every time she spent the night with Sheikh Mahmoud?
(a) Screamed.
(b) Cleansed her body.
(c) Fell deeper in love.
(d) Mutilated herself.

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

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

5. What was Firdaus' relationship with her mother like?
(a) Hateful.
(b) Distant.
(c) Loving.
(d) Friendly.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Firdaus unlike other inmates?

2. Why does the doctor in Chapter 1 want to change Firdaus' sentence?

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

4. Why did Firdaus' mother mutilate her?

5. What must be done before Firdaus meets El Saadawi?

(see the answer key)

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