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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. What tree was Yaya happy to receive from the women of the harem?
(a) Olive.
(b) Coconut.
(c) Banana.
(d) Pear.

2. What kind of competitions did Tamou organize?
(a) Running.
(b) Baking.
(c) Musical performances.
(d) Horse riding.

3. What did the women in Mernissi's house value that was dismissed as trivial by the men?
(a) Entertainment.
(b) Gossiping.
(c) Baking.
(d) Sewing.

4. What was the name of the well-known and effective djinni exorcist in the Fez region who is described in "Mina, the Rootless"?
(a) Lalla Dris
(b) Rahma.
(c) Mina.
(d) Sidi Belal.

5. What did Mernissi's mother say she wanted for her daughters when they were older?
(a) To know how to cook.
(b) To live in a happy harem.
(c) Exciting, happy lives.
(d) To know how to play an instrument.

Short Answer Questions

1. What section of the harem did Mernissi's mother and Chama walk in to get to the movies?

2. Who was Sis Sussi?

3. Where did Mernissi and her family go to have a picnic in the springtime that was ten kilometers away from their home?

4. Who told Mernissi that she should never accept inequality because it was not logical?

5. What day did Mernissi and her cousin visit Aunt Habiba?

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