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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who wrote the "Alexandria Quartet?"
(a) Philip Manchester.
(b) Lawrence Durrell.
(c) Robert Douchester.
(d) David Corell.

2. What types of trees did the Awlad 'Ali plant?
(a) Olive and almond trees.
(b) Sycamore and lotus trees.
(c) Palm and date trees.
(d) Willow and mulberry trees.

3. What changed the Haj's mother's attitude toward Lila?
(a) Her daughter's wedding.
(b) Her husband's funeral.
(c) Her son's wedding.
(d) Her brother's funeral.

4. What illness did the Bedouin believe could be caused by fright?
(a) Polio.
(b) Tuberculosis.
(c) Hepatitis.
(d) Leukemia.

5. When did the Awlad 'Ali migrate to the desert?
(a) Fall.
(b) Winter.
(c) Spring.
(d) Summer.

6. During what month was rain essential for the Awlad 'Ali to water their crops?
(a) Mid-January.
(b) Mid-April.
(c) Mid-December.
(d) Mid-March.

7. When did military rule of the Western desert end?
(a) Late 1940's.
(b) Late 1930's.
(c) Late 1950's.
(d) Late 1960's.

8. In the desert, what animal did they hunt at night?
(a) Wild dogs.
(b) Wild hares.
(c) Game birds.
(d) Gazelles.

9. In a story about the creation of Adam and Eve, what instrument was the Devil playing?
(a) A drum.
(b) A stringed instrument.
(c) A harmonica.
(d) A flute.

10. In a Bedouin story, what was God's reason for forbidding Adam and Eve to eat fruit from a particular tree?
(a) They would die.
(b) They would become like gods.
(c) It was poisonous.
(d) They would live forever.

11. What was closely tied to the moral nature among the Awlad 'Ali?
(a) Courage.
(b) Status.
(c) Respect.
(d) Blood.

12. When was Lila's host mysteriously absent for a period?
(a) For six months during the second year of Lila's fieldwork.
(b) For her first two months in the field.
(c) Toward the end of Lila's time in the field.
(d) Six months before the end of Lila's fieldwork.

13. In a folktale, when a man gave birth, what carried the baby away?
(a) A gazelle.
(b) A bird.
(c) An ostrich
(d) A wild dog.

14. Who helped Lila finally begin to interpret the poems she was hearing?
(a) A Bedouin in Cairo.
(b) A Jordanian in Alexandria.
(c) A Libyan in Cairo.
(d) An Egyptian in Alexandria.

15. How long was a woman sexually taboo after giving birth?
(a) 60 days.
(b) 30 days.
(c) 40 days.
(d) 45 days.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. In a folk tale, what did the food look like that a holy man gave a barren woman who asked for something to make her fertile?

4. What were women said to fear?

5. When did the Awlad 'Ali migrate into Egypt?

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