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

3. Why did the children get treated with indulgence by the women of the harem?
(a) Treating children well meant they would be rewarded by Allah.
(b) They were so well behaved.
(c) They thought children should never be punished.
(d) Because they knew that the children could tell the men what they were doing.

4. How did Mernissi say she felt about being transferred to another school?
(a) Scared.
(b) Elated.
(c) Worried.
(d) Intimidated.

5. What was the tradition that Mernissi's mother followed after her beauty treatments were finished?
(a) She would walk around the courtyard singing.
(b) She would spend time with her children.
(c) She would kiss her mother-in-law's hand.
(d) She would carefully put away all her beauty cosmetics.

6. Who was Sis Sussi?
(a) Cousin.
(b) Food vendor.
(c) Doorkeeper.
(d) Rich uncle.

7. Who had trouble sitting through a dance ritual and was shown to the door?
(a) Samir.
(b) Fatima.
(c) Aunt Habiba.
(d) Chama.

8. What did Mernissi choose over playing games with Samir in "Skin Politics"?
(a) Being more serious about her studies.
(b) Spending time with Chama.
(c) Beauty treatments.
(d) Another playmate.

9. What kind of meeting did Mernissi's father call for when he had to decide about Mernissi's education?
(a) Meeting with the school board.
(b) Meeting with religious officials.
(c) Family council meeting.
(d) Meeting with the principal.

10. Who told Mernissi that if she wanted to be happy, she should get up early in the morning?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her father.
(c) Grandfather Tazi.
(d) Yasmina.

11. Who did Mernissi's mother ask to represent her at the meeting about Mernissi's education?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her brother.
(c) Her uncle.
(d) Her father.

12. What did Mernissi perform during Chama's play productions?
(a) Opera.
(b) Lead actor.
(c) Acrobatic leaps.
(d) Cello.

13. What kind of food did Aunt Habiba cure in the sun?
(a) Peaches.
(b) Grapes.
(c) Figs.
(d) Olives.

14. What smell did Mernissi's father hate when his wife did her beauty treatments?
(a) Melon.
(b) Oranges.
(c) Henna.
(d) Amber.

15. What does Mernissi say was the turning point in her relationship with her mother?
(a) When she was twenty-one.
(b) When she turned eighteen.
(c) When she left the harem for good.
(d) When she learned about menstruation.