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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who slept on the floor in Firdaus' room in Chapter 2?
(a) A dog.
(b) El Saadawi.
(c) A servant boy.
(d) A servant girl.

2. What did Firdaus learn about marriage?
(a) She needs a divorce.
(b) It is bliss.
(c) She should have not left her husband.
(d) It is a system based on suffering.

3. How did the police describe Firdaus?
(a) Savage.
(b) Kind.
(c) Dead.
(d) Funny.

4. What job was Firdaus successful at?
(a) Lawyer.
(b) Prostitute.
(c) Doctor.
(d) Thief.

5. What did Ibrahim confess to Firdaus at the bus stop?
(a) That he wants to quit his job.
(b) His feelings.
(c) The number of children he has.
(d) That he hates his wife.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Firdaus' uncle concered about Sheikh Mahmoud?

2. What could Sheikh Mahmoud offer Firdaus' uncle?

3. Why did Firdaus go to jail?

4. What job does El Saadawi hold that led her to meet Firdaus?

5. Why did El Saadawi step on her accelerator?

(see the answer key)

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