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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, pages 67-77.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Firdaus feel when she spent the night with the men Sharifa Salah el Dine brought to her?
(a) Joy.
(b) Fear.
(c) Giddy.
(d) Pain.

2. What is it impossible for all single women to know?
(a) All the women in magazines.
(b) How to marry.
(c) How to kill.
(d) All the men in magazines.

3. Why did the uncles' wife beat the girls in Chapter 2?
(a) They stole food.
(b) They were dirty.
(c) They ate chocolate.
(d) They shared a bed.

4. Where did Firdaus stay all the time while at Sharifa Salah el Dine's home?
(a) In the kitchen.
(b) In the attic.
(c) In the garden.
(d) In her room.

5. Why does the doctor in Chapter 1 want to change Firdaus' sentence?
(a) She writes a book.
(b) She escapes.
(c) She has gentle eyes.
(d) She tried to stab him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Firdaus give El Saadawi these instructions in Chapter 2?

2. What does Firdaus do to the pictures of men in magazines?

3. What did Firdaus beg for at the coffee shop in Chapter 2?

4. What did Firdaus' father do if a male child died?

5. How did Sharifa Salah el Dine help Firdaus?

(see the answer key)

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