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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 Fawzy want with Firdaus?
(a) To paint her.
(b) To marry her.
(c) To kill her.
(d) To steal her money.

2. Why is Firdaus unlike other inmates?
(a) She does not wear handcuffs.
(b) She refuses to eat.
(c) She refuses to see people.
(d) She is innocent.

3. Who interrupted Firdaus' packing in Chapter 2?
(a) Wafeya.
(b) Her uncle.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Hala.

4. How did Firdaus treat her studies at school?
(a) She studied hard.
(b) She skipped classes.
(c) She hardly studied.
(d) She treated school like a joke.

5. Who is Fawzy?
(a) A priest.
(b) A teacher.
(c) The servant in Sharifa Salah el Dine's home.
(d) A man that visits Fridaus.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why did Sharifa Salah el Dine believe men did not know Firdaus' true worth?

3. What does the warden believe about Firdaus?

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

5. What did her uncle tell Firdaus is a sin in Chapter 2?

(see the answer key)

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