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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7 through 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What language did Zin master?
(a) French.
(b) Italian.
(c) English.
(d) Russian.

2. How many rows did the harem reserve for themselves at the movies?
(a) Ten.
(b) Four.
(c) Six.
(d) One.

3. What did Mernissi and her cousin sleep on when they stayed overnight with Aunt Habiba?
(a) Cots.
(b) Fold-out couch.
(c) King-sized bed.
(d) Bridal carpet.

4. What day did Mernissi and her cousin visit Aunt Habiba?
(a) Wednesdays.
(b) Saturdays.
(c) Fridays.
(d) Mondays.

5. What did Mernissi's mother say she wanted for her daughters when they were older?
(a) To know how to play an instrument.
(b) To live in a happy harem.
(c) Exciting, happy lives.
(d) To know how to cook.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Yasmina say was the worst thing for a woman to be cut off from?

2. What did Aunt Habiba encourage the women to believe in while she was telling stories?

3. What did Mernissi fear about going down the dark stairs at night in her childhood home?

4. What was shape of the house on Grandfather Tazi's farm where the harem lived?

5. Who was Samir?

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