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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What room did Firdaus reserve for only her enjoyment?
(a) The garden.
(b) The kitchen.
(c) The bathroom.
(d) The library.

2. What does the doctor want Firdus' sentence reduced to in Chapter 1?
(a) Life in prison.
(b) 12 months.
(c) Death.
(d) 6 months.

3. How did El Saadawi feel at the start of Chapter 3?
(a) Happy.
(b) Drained.
(c) Angry.
(d) Scared.

4. Who came through the door in Chapter 3?
(a) The warden.
(b) Guards.
(c) A priest.
(d) A lawyer.

5. What magazine did El Saadawi work for in the 1970's?
(a) Cosmopolitan.
(b) Health.
(c) Newsweek.
(d) Time.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was El Saadawi's response to Firdaus' death?

2. What did Firdaus begin to do with her money around age 25?

3. What does Firdaus want to do when men ask if she feels good?

4. What did Firdaus feel when she spent the night with the men Sharifa Salah el Dine brought to her?

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

(see the answer key)

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