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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, pages 86-96.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Firdaus do at age 25 for living arrangements?
(a) She moved in with a cousin.
(b) She bought a house.
(c) She found her own apartment.
(d) She moved in with her uncle.

2. What type of degree does Firdaus hold?
(a) Phd.
(b) Secondary-school certificate.
(c) JD.
(d) Upper-school certificate.

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

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

5. What job does El Saadawi hold that led her to meet Firdaus?
(a) Priest.
(b) Guard.
(c) Researcher.
(d) Therapist.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Firdaus stay warm on the cold nights at her uncles' house?

2. What did Firdaus wonder about Miss Iqbal after the night she saw her crying?

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

4. What did Firdaus want to tell her uncle in Chapter 2?

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

(see the answer key)

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