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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 wonder about Miss Iqbal after the night she saw her crying?
(a) If she hated her.
(b) If she told her uncle.
(c) If she was in love with her.
(d) If she forgot their time together.

2. What does the Warden tell El Saadawi in Chapter 1, when she tries to see Firdaus?
(a) She does not want to see her.
(b) Firdaus is already dead.
(c) Firdaus has some papers for her.
(d) The prison does not like journalists.

3. Who came to see Firdaus at the playground the night of her graduation?
(a) Wafeya.
(b) No one.
(c) Her uncle.
(d) Miss Iqbal.

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

5. How did Firdaus feel about herself in Chapter 2?
(a) She had low self-esteem.
(b) She had high self-esteem.
(c) She was egotistical.
(d) She was suicidal.

Short Answer Questions

1. What case studies does El Saadawi study in Egypt?

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

3. What did Fawzy tell Firdaus about Sharifa Salah el Dine?

4. Why is Firdaus in jail?

5. Who did Firdaus hear her uncle thanking for the marriage arrangement in Chapter 2?

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