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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 did Firdaus feel when she spent the night with the men Sharifa Salah el Dine brought to her?
(a) Giddy.
(b) Pain.
(c) Fear.
(d) Joy.

2. How did Firdaus manage her life at the Sheikh Mahmoud and her uncle's homes?
(a) Fear of gossip.
(b) She carried a gun.
(c) She focused on school.
(d) Threats on her life.

3. How did Firdaus treat her studies at school?
(a) She studied hard.
(b) She treated school like a joke.
(c) She hardly studied.
(d) She skipped classes.

4. What river did Firdaus watch from her window every day?
(a) Nile.
(b) Tigress.
(c) El-Agrabi.
(d) Mississippi.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Firdaus' relationship with her mother like?

2. What did Firdaus try to tell Wafeya about Miss Iqbal?

3. What does Sharifa Salah el Dine open Firdaus' eyes to?

4. How did Firdaus feel about school?

5. What job was Firdaus successful at?

(see the answer key)

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