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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What contact does El Saadawi have at an Egyptian prison?
(a) A lawyer.
(b) The warden.
(c) A doctor.
(d) A guard.

3. What is Firdaus' initial impression of El Saadawi?
(a) She hates her.
(b) She cannot wait to meet her.
(c) She thinks she is a spy.
(d) She does not want to meet her.

4. How does El Saadawi feel when she meets Firdaus for the first time?
(a) Sad.
(b) Angry.
(c) Nervous.
(d) Happy.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year does El Saadawi go to prison?

2. What job did Firdaus obtain after many years of abuse?

3. What case studies does El Saadawi study in Egypt?

4. What year is "Women and Neurosis in Egypt" published?

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

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