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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 kind of clothing did Mernissi wear when she was young?
(a) School uniforms.
(b) Traditional dress.
(c) Western dress.
(d) Pants and shirt.

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

3. Who was Krisha?
(a) Driver of the harem farm women.
(b) Farmer.
(c) Man of authority.
(d) Security guard.

4. Who was Asmahan?
(a) Lebonese singer.
(b) Fatima's sister.
(c) Arab nationalist.
(d) Pianist.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What tree was Yaya happy to receive from the women of the harem?

2. Who played the part of the Prince Hassan in the play about Asmahan?

3. What was shape of the house on Grandfather Tazi's farm where the harem lived?

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

5. What did Mernissi fear about going down the dark stairs at night in her childhood home?

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