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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, pages 67-77.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did Firdaus begin to do with her money around age 25?
(a) Invest it.
(b) Hide it in the cellar.
(c) Save it.
(d) Spend it.

3. How many times does El Saadawi try to go to the prison in Chapter 1?
(a) Once.
(b) 2.
(c) Several.
(d) 50.

4. What was Sharifa Salah el Dine's job?
(a) Madame.
(b) Doctor.
(c) Lawyer.
(d) Thief.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Firdaus' uncle return her to Sheikh Mahmoud?

2. Why did Firdaus' uncle send her to boarding school?

3. What did Firdaus' uncle give her when she graduated?

4. Who signed Firdaus' graduation certificate?

5. How did Firdaus' mother mutilate her?

(see the answer key)

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