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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why is Firdaus in jail?
(a) Embezzling.
(b) Murder.
(c) Theft.
(d) Political crimes.

3. What year is "Women and Neurosis in Egypt" published?
(a) 1982.
(b) 1989.
(c) 1976.
(d) 1969.

4. Why did Firdaus go to jail?
(a) Stealing a loaf of bread.
(b) Killing a woman.
(c) Killing a man.
(d) Killing her child.

5. What was El Saadawi's response to Firdaus' death?
(a) She does not believe she is dead.
(b) She is happy.
(c) She is scared for her life.
(d) She kills herself.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Firdaus' initial impression of El Saadawi?

3. Where did El Saadawi meet the person which inspires the story?

4. Who did El Saadawi know that was in prison?

5. What magazine did El Saadawi work for in the 1970's?

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