Veiled Sentiments: Honor and Poetry in a Bedouin Society Short Question Test Answer Key

Short Answer Key

Chapter 1, Guest and Daughter

1. Which direction did Lila travel from Alexandria to reach the area where the Awald 'Ali lived?

West.

2. What nickname did foreigners give Alexandrian taxis?

Flying coffins.

3. What lake could one smell after crossing a one-lane bridge leading from Alexandria to the desert?

Lake Mariut.

4. What types of trees surrounded crude structures at the edge of the Western desert?

Dwarf fig trees.

5. How far did the Western Desert stretch to the Libyan border?

500 kilometers.

6. What were Bedouin tents made of before the Awlad 'Ali moved into houses?

Woven wool.

7. What color cummerbund would the women of the Awlad 'Ali wear around their waists?

Red.

8. What color was the compound where Lila lived with the Awlad 'Ali?

White.

9. When did Lila live with the Awlad 'Ali?

October 1978 to...
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