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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. Which woman of the harem was occasionally affected by hem?
(a) Malika.
(b) Mernissi's grandmother.
(c) Mernissi's mother.
(d) Chama.

2. What did Mernissi say she wanted to learn from Aunt Habiba?
(a) How to make dresses.
(b) How to buy the best cuts of meat in the market.
(c) How to embroider.
(d) How to talk in the night.

3. Who was Ahmed?
(a) Mernissi's brother.
(b) Vistor from foreign land.
(c) Doorkeeper.
(d) Teacher.

4. What kind of food did Aunt Habiba cure in the sun?
(a) Grapes.
(b) Olives.
(c) Figs.
(d) Peaches.

5. What did Zin borrow from his father for his costumes for Chama's plays?
(a) Turbans and capes.
(b) Shoes.
(c) Rope belts.
(d) Walking stick.

Short Answer Questions

1. What ailment does the Moroccan word "hem" refer to?

2. What did Mernissi's mother say she wanted for her daughters when they were older?

3. Where did Asmahan have a beauty spot on her face?

4. What reason does Mernissi give for why fresh olives cannot be eaten?

5. What was the "djellaba" that Mernissi's mother wanted to wear?

(see the answer key)

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