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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. Who is Firdaus?
(a) A Syrian woman.
(b) An Egyptian woman.
(c) A Lebanese woman.
(d) A Chinese woman.

2. What did Fawzy tell Firdaus about Sharifa Salah el Dine?
(a) Sharifa Salah el Dine is a felon.
(b) Sharifa Salah el Dine is going to sell the business.
(c) Sharifa Salah el Dine is using her for money.
(d) Sharifa Salah el Dine is a man.

3. What did Firdaus want to tell her uncle in Chapter 2?
(a) She loved him.
(b) She is dating a boy.
(c) She hates him.
(d) She wants to go home.

4. What did Firdaus realize about revolutionary men?
(a) They are different.
(b) They have more power.
(c) They have more money.
(d) They are no different.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Sharifa Salah el Dine help Firdaus?

2. What did Sheikh Mahmoud deprive Firdaus of?

3. What contact does El Saadawi have at an Egyptian prison?

4. What is El Saadawi's impression of prison?

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

(see the answer key)

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