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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. What was unusual about the bracelets Tamou wore the day she arrived at the farm?
(a) They had points sticking out of them.
(b) They were solid gold.
(c) There were so many she could not lift her arm.
(d) They made a beautiful musical sound.

2. What was shape of the house on Grandfather Tazi's farm where the harem lived?
(a) L-shaped.
(b) Y-shaped.
(c) U-shaped.
(d) T-shaped.

3. What was the name of the French city described in "The French Harem"?
(a) Petite Paris.
(b) Ville Nouvelle.
(c) Medina.
(d) New France.

4. Who told Mernissi that she should never accept inequality because it was not logical?
(a) Her father.
(b) Yasmina.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Grandfather Tazi.

5. What did Grandfather Tazi have built for Tamou after she became one of his wives?
(a) Stable for her horse.
(b) Large statute depicting her family.
(c) Pavillion on top of Yasmina's house.
(d) Swing.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was Lalla Thor's personality like?

3. Who was Samir?

4. What did Mernissi's grandmother expect the children in the city harem to do when they visited her?

5. What did Yaya give the wives of the harem in exchange for them doing her housework?

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