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

2. What kind of jewelry did Yasmina wear that Mernissi liked to play with?
(a) Sapphire necklace.
(b) Diamond bracelet.
(c) Opal ring.
(d) Strands of pink pearls.

3. What was Mernissi's father's favorite drink?
(a) Tea.
(b) Coconut milk.
(c) Milk shake with almonds and orange flower essence.
(d) Chocolate milk.

4. What did Yaya give the wives of the harem in exchange for them doing her housework?
(a) A weekly story.
(b) Bread.
(c) Fruit.
(d) Money.

5. At what time did the doorkeeper in Mernissi's childhood home turn off the stair lights at night?
(a) 10 p.m.
(b) Midnight.
(c) 8 p.m.
(d) 9 p.m.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What section of the harem did Mernissi's mother and Chama walk in to get to the movies?

3. What game did Yasmina create to help Mernissi fall asleep in "The French Harem"?

4. What instrument did Uncle Karim play?

5. What cloth was the small veil, or litham, made of that the nationalists' wives wore?

(see the answer key)

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