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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. Who did Mabruka, Rashid's first wife, blame for Rashid's second marriage?

2. With whom did men share poems?

3. What was Bateson discussing when he argued that art corrects a too-limited and ultimately destructive understanding of the world?

4. What did a physician say caused the death of a girl about seventeen years old?

5. What type of occasions would elders avoid so as not to hear ghinnawas publicly sung?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Aziza's story?

2. What two generalizations did Lila make about the range of sentiments expressed in ghinnawas?

3. When were ghinnawas sung at weddings?

4. What is a ghinnawa?

5. What tape that Lila recorded did most people want to hear again and again?

6. In bereavement, how did the Awlad 'Ali express their sentiments?

7. For the Awlad 'Ali, how does poetry relate to the past?

8. What was Mabruka's response when she was accused of sorcery?

9. When did the Awlad 'Ali learn to attribute blame when something happened?

10. How are ghinnawas linked to romantic love?

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 formal and informal checks and balances that exist to stop tyrannical providers. Give examples from the book and use quotes to support your discussion.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the natural reasons that exist for a belief in female moral inferiority in a Bedouin society, use examples from the book.

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