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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1 through 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Mernissi describe "Hanan"?
(a) Moroccan emotional quality.
(b) Educational program.
(c) Spicy food.
(d) Political uprising.

2. How does Mernissi describe Granfather Tazi's physical form?
(a) Short.
(b) Medium build and slim.
(c) Fat.
(d) Tall and lanky.

3. What did Mernissi fear about going down the dark stairs at night in her childhood home?
(a) Fear of doorkeeper.
(b) Fear of falling.
(c) Fear of demons.
(d) Fear of rats.

4. What was Yaya's favorite color?
(a) Red.
(b) Green.
(c) Silver.
(d) Yellow.

5. How does Mernissi describe the harem she lived in in Fez?
(a) A fun castle.
(b) A comforting safe haven.
(c) Like a fortress.
(d) Like a storybook fantasy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Aunt Habiba have to live in Mernissi's father's household?

2. Who is Fatima Mernissi?

3. What does the anxiety prayer "Ya Latif" mean?

4. What day did Mernissi and her cousin visit Aunt Habiba?

5. Who told Mernissi that she should never accept inequality because it was not logical?

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