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

2. Who was Zin?
(a) Messina's cousin.
(b) Family gardner.
(c) Family cook.
(d) Doorkeeper.

3. What does Zin mean?
(a) Scholarship.
(b) Beauty.
(c) Desire.
(d) Swiftness.

4. What year did Mernissi's mother give up covering her face and wearing a veil?
(a) 1956.
(b) 1959.
(c) 1943.
(d) 1930.

5. What was the "djellaba" that Mernissi's mother wanted to wear?
(a) Pants that the nationalists' wives wore.
(b) Caftan.
(c) Dress styled on western fashions.
(d) Men's coat that allowed for freedom of walking.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of competitions did Tamou organize?

2. What language did Zin master?

3. How did Mernissi get hurt the first time she tried to escape the harem?

4. What did Mernissi's mother say she wanted for her daughters when they were older?

5. What instrument did Uncle Karim play?

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