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

2. Why did Firdaus go to jail?
(a) Killing a woman.
(b) Killing a man.
(c) Stealing a loaf of bread.
(d) Killing her child.

3. Where did Firdaus' uncle obtain a position in Chapter 2?
(a) Ministry of Mighty Kings.
(b) Ministry of Wakfs.
(c) Ministry of Kafs.
(d) Ministry of Magic.

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

5. What did Bayoumi offer Firdaus help in finding?
(a) A job.
(b) Her mother.
(c) A place to stay.
(d) Her husband.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to Firdaus when her name was called at graduation.

2. What did Firdaus' uncle teach her in Chapter 2?

3. What did Bayoumi do after Firdaus complained?

4. What does El Saadawi try to convince herself of in Chapter 1 as she walks back to the car?

5. How did Firdaus feel when she entered her uncle's house for the first time?

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