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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who helped Mernissi get permission to go to the movies as a child?
(a) Her father.
(b) Chama.
(c) Samir.
(d) Her mother.

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

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

4. What did Mernissi's mother pack for the picnic that her father said to forget about bringing?
(a) Books.
(b) Wine.
(c) Food.
(d) Swings.

5. What instrument did Uncle Karim play?
(a) Piano.
(b) Lute.
(c) Cello.
(d) Violin.

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

7. What was shape of the house on Grandfather Tazi's farm where the harem lived?
(a) U-shaped.
(b) Y-shaped.
(c) T-shaped.
(d) L-shaped.

8. What did Mernissi fear about going down the dark stairs at night in her childhood home?
(a) Fear of demons.
(b) Fear of doorkeeper.
(c) Fear of falling.
(d) Fear of rats.

9. What did Krisha's wife not like to do?
(a) Garden.
(b) Sing.
(c) Read.
(d) Housework.

10. What color uniforms did the French soldiers wear when Mernissi was young?
(a) Blue.
(b) Green.
(c) Gray.
(d) Red.

11. What does the Morrocan word "Allemane" mean?
(a) Bitter.
(b) Picture.
(c) Cold.
(d) German.

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

13. What piece of attire did Yaya change according to her moods?
(a) Shoes.
(b) Jewelry.
(c) Turban.
(d) Shawl.

14. How did Mernissi get hurt the first time she tried to escape the harem?
(a) Scraped her knees.
(b) Sprained her ankle.
(c) Broke her arm.
(d) Cut her hand.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the anxiety prayer "Ya Latif" mean?

2. What did Yasmina want Mernissa to concentrate on instead of rules and barriers in "The Harem Within"?

3. What floor of Mernissi's family's house did Aunt Habiba live on?

4. What did Mernissi's mother like to do in order to eat dinner alone with her family?

5. What did Mernissi travel in when she went on a picnic ten kilometers from her home?

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