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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, pages 42-54.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Firdaus give her cousin in while she was packing in Chapter 2?
(a) A painting set.
(b) A picture.
(c) A letter.
(d) A book.

2. Who did Firdaus meet by the river after escaping Bayoumi?
(a) Jubli Ma Safi.
(b) Sarafina Du Pree.
(c) El Sid.
(d) Sharifa Salah el Dine.

3. How did Firdaus feel when she entered her uncle's house for the first time?
(a) Scared.
(b) Like she was dying.
(c) Like she was being born a second time.
(d) Angry.

4. Who came to see Firdaus at the playground the night of her graduation?
(a) Her uncle.
(b) Miss Iqbal.
(c) Wafeya.
(d) No one.

5. What games did Firdaus play with Mohammadain in in the field?
(a) Bride and Bridegroom.
(b) Hide and Go Seek.
(c) Doctor.
(d) Tag.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Firdaus hear her uncle thanking for the marriage arrangement in Chapter 2?

2. How did Firdaus manage her life at the Sheikh Mahmoud and her uncle's homes?

3. What did Firdaus wonder about Miss Iqbal after the night she saw her crying?

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

5. What did Firdaus' father do if a male child died?

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