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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. Where did the women on Tazi's farm do the dishes in the summer?
(a) Lake.
(b) House.
(c) River.
(d) Stream.

2. How high was the forbidden terrace?
(a) Six meters.
(b) Ten meters.
(c) Two meters.
(d) Five meters higher than the one below it.

3. Why did Mernissi and her cousins leave money with Ahmed each week?
(a) To buy Ice cream.
(b) So they would have taxi fare when they needed it.
(c) To pay for chick peas.
(d) To buy books and supplies.

4. As a child, who did Mernissi have to wait for in order to go into the courtyard in the morning?
(a) Mother.
(b) Cousin.
(c) Aunt.
(d) Father.

5. What did Mernissi's father organize a crusade against in "American Cigarettes"?
(a) Western clothing.
(b) Romance novels.
(c) Divorce.
(d) Chewing gum and Kool cigarettes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the drink Zeri'a made from?

2. What book did Mernissi's mother request that her husband read to her?

3. What kind of food did Aunt Habiba cure in the sun?

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

5. What was Lalla Thor's personality like?

(see the answer key)

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