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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 18 through 22.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was Krisha?
(a) Security guard.
(b) Driver of the harem farm women.
(c) Farmer.
(d) Man of authority.

2. What did the women's gardens consist of on Grandfather Tazi's farm?
(a) Strange trees, bizarre plants, and animals of all kinds.
(b) Well-kept trees and shrubs.
(c) Neat vegtable gardens.
(d) Lots of flowers.

3. What did Aunt Habiba use to get to the forbidden terrace?
(a) Rope.
(b) Laundry bucket.
(c) Stairs.
(d) Laundry poles.

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

5. What did Zin borrow from his father for his costumes for Chama's plays?
(a) Shoes.
(b) Turbans and capes.
(c) Rope belts.
(d) Walking stick.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the teacher Lalla Tam say about having debts?

2. What does Mernissi say about the men's political discussions in "The Men's Salon"?

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

4. Who is Fatima Mernissi?

5. Who did Mernissi's mother ask to represent her at the meeting about Mernissi's education?

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