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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the Bedouin social system touted to be?

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

3. When did the ancestors of the Awlad 'Ali sweep through North Africa?

4. When did Lila first realize the sensitive nature of the poems recited by the women?

5. What crop did the Awlad 'Ali sow yearly?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what behavior would a good bride engage in on her wedding day?

2. Why might a woman have no choice, but to obey her husband?

3. Why were the core families where Lila stayed able to avoid cooperating in government settlement schemes?

4. How did people greet the birth of a boy?

5. What did patrons do for clients?

6. Why did foreigners call taxis in Alexandria "flying coffins"?

7. How did the Awlad 'Ali obtain water for their daily needs?

8. Why did Lila go to Cairo every few weeks during the first few months she lived with the Awlad 'Ali?

9. How did people greet the birth of a girl?

10. What questions and doubts do anthropologists deal with when doing field work?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss why visits among kin were so important to the Awlad 'Ali and use examples from the book.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the practice of divorce among the Awlad 'Ali. Give specific examples from the book and explain what implications divorce might have among the Bedouin.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the response to death in everyday language and behavior to the sentiments expressed in poetry and crying.

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