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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What job did Firdaus obtain after many years of abuse?
(a) Drug dealer.
(b) Social worker.
(c) Doctor.
(d) Prostitute.

2. What is El Saadawi's impression of prison?
(a) Happy.
(b) Boring.
(c) Gloomy.
(d) Scary.

3. Who can EL Saadawi not stop thinking about in Chapter 1?
(a) Firdaus.
(b) The prison.
(c) Her husband.
(d) Her child.

4. What does El Saadawi try to convince herself of in Chapter 1 as she walks back to the car?
(a) She is better then Firdaus.
(b) She is less then Firdaus.
(c) She is dying.
(d) She is wealthy.

5. What does the Warden tell El Saadawi in Chapter 1, when she tries to see Firdaus?
(a) Firdaus has some papers for her.
(b) She does not want to see her.
(c) Firdaus is already dead.
(d) The prison does not like journalists.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What job did El Saadawi hold in 1972?

3. In Chapter 1, what does the Warden tell El Saadawi in the parking lot?

4. How does El Saadawi's contact get access for the author in the prison?

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

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