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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. How did Firdaus stay warm on the cold nights at her uncles' house?
(a) She climbed into his lap.
(b) She wore a purple shawl.
(c) She slept on a bear skin rug.
(d) She built a fire in her room.

2. What type of clothes did Firdaus wear?
(a) Expensive.
(b) A sack.
(c) Torn.
(d) Hand-me downs.

3. How did Firdaus feel when she entered her uncle's house for the first time?
(a) Angry.
(b) Like she was dying.
(c) Scared.
(d) Like she was being born a second time.

4. What is El Saadawi's impression of prison?
(a) Gloomy.
(b) Scary.
(c) Happy.
(d) Boring.

5. What happened when Firdaus saw herself in the mirror at her uncle's house?
(a) She laughed.
(b) She screamed.
(c) She fixed her hair.
(d) She began to hate mirrors.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many times does El Saadawi try to go to the prison in Chapter 1?

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

3. How did Firdaus manage her life at the Sheikh Mahmoud and her uncle's homes?

4. What did Bayoumi offer Firdaus help in finding?

5. Who is Miss Iqbal?

(see the answer key)

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