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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 Mernissi say was the cure for hem?
(a) Sleep.
(b) Eating.
(c) Beauty and quiet.
(d) Taking medicine.

2. What language did Zin master?
(a) Russian.
(b) English.
(c) French.
(d) Italian.

3. What kind of jewelry did Yasmina wear that Mernissi liked to play with?
(a) Diamond bracelet.
(b) Opal ring.
(c) Strands of pink pearls.
(d) Sapphire necklace.

4. Why did Mernissi's father make the harem's youth stay with him on his brother's farm during the summer holidays?
(a) To relax and have fun.
(b) So they would not lose interest in the land.
(c) To get together for dances.
(d) To study and read uninterrupted.

5. What was Marrakech also known as?
(a) Red-walled city.
(b) City of heat.
(c) Land of legends.
(d) The Land of giants.

Short Answer Questions

1. What foreign language could Tamou speak fluently?

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

3. What floor of Mernissi's family's house did Aunt Habiba live on?

4. What route did Mernissi take to secretly escape her house in Fez?

5. What was Lalla Thor's personality like?

(see the answer key)

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