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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7 through 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Mernissi's mother like to do in order to eat dinner alone with her family?
(a) Go to a restaurant.
(b) Take weekend trips.
(c) Get take-out.
(d) Moonlight picnics on the terrace.

2. How does Mernissi describe "Hanan"?
(a) Spicy food.
(b) Moroccan emotional quality.
(c) Educational program.
(d) Political uprising.

3. Where did Mernissi and her family go to have a picnic in the springtime that was ten kilometers away from their home?
(a) Grandfather's farm.
(b) Uncle's farm.
(c) Resort.
(d) Lake.

4. What does Zin mean?
(a) Desire.
(b) Swiftness.
(c) Beauty.
(d) Scholarship.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of prize did the winner of Tamou's competitions receive?

2. What did Mernissi's mother pack for the picnic that her father said to forget about bringing?

3. Why did Aunt Habiba have to live in Mernissi's father's household?

4. What was Lalla Thor's personality like?

5. What did Yasmina want Mernissa to concentrate on instead of rules and barriers in "The Harem Within"?

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