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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 14 trhough 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Mernissi go with to the forbidden terrace on her first visit?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Chama.
(c) Malika.
(d) Aunt Habiba.

2. What was Yaya's favorite color?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Red.
(c) Silver.
(d) Green.

3. What was shape of the house on Grandfather Tazi's farm where the harem lived?
(a) Y-shaped.
(b) T-shaped.
(c) L-shaped.
(d) U-shaped.

4. In what city was Mernissi born?
(a) Fez.
(b) Instanbul.
(c) Rome.
(d) Casablanca.

5. What kind of transportation did Mernissi's father and uncle use when she was a young child?
(a) Cars.
(b) Horses.
(c) Bicycles.
(d) Mules.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Scheherazade?

2. At what time did the doorkeeper in Mernissi's childhood home turn off the stair lights at night?

3. What kind of herb did Mernissi say that Aunt Habiba added to olives?

4. What does Mernissi say about the men's political discussions in "The Men's Salon"?

5. What foreign language could Tamou speak fluently?

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