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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 route did Mernissi take to secretly escape her house in Fez?
(a) Back door.
(b) Terrace.
(c) Front gate late at night.
(d) Window.

2. Who was Zin?
(a) Family cook.
(b) Doorkeeper.
(c) Family gardner.
(d) Messina's cousin.

3. How did Asmahan die?
(a) Airplane accident.
(b) Pneumonia.
(c) Heart attack.
(d) Car accident.

4. What did Yasmina want Mernissa to concentrate on instead of rules and barriers in "The Harem Within"?
(a) Learning about plants.
(b) Studying latin.
(c) Reading and writing.
(d) Fun, laughter, and happiness.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Mernissi cover her hair with her mother's scarf at the public baths?

2. Who is Fatima Mernissi?

3. How did Mernissi get hurt the first time she tried to escape the harem?

4. What was unusual about the bracelets Tamou wore the day she arrived at the farm?

5. What language did Zin master?

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