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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 did Samir and Malika plan to analyze when they went up to the forbidden terrace?
(a) The escape route from the house.
(b) The meaning of a harem.
(c) How high they could climb before they got dizzy.
(d) Airplane patterns.

2. How long did it take for Aunt Habiba to embroider her black velvet caftan?
(a) Two weeks.
(b) Three years.
(c) One day.
(d) Six months.

3. What did Yasmina like to do that caused Grandfather Tazi to think she was eccentric?
(a) Staying up all night.
(b) Cursing.
(c) Smoking.
(d) Climbing trees and hanging on the branches.

4. What was the "djellaba" that Mernissi's mother wanted to wear?
(a) Pants that the nationalists' wives wore.
(b) Caftan.
(c) Dress styled on western fashions.
(d) Men's coat that allowed for freedom of walking.

5. How does Mernissi describe Granfather Tazi's physical form?
(a) Tall and lanky.
(b) Fat.
(c) Short.
(d) Medium build and slim.

Short Answer Questions

1. What cloth was the small veil, or litham, made of that the nationalists' wives wore?

2. Who was Sis Sussi?

3. Why did Mernissi's father make the harem's youth stay with him on his brother's farm during the summer holidays?

4. What kind of competitions did Tamou organize?

5. What was Marrakech also known as?

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