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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 was Yaya's favorite color?
(a) Silver.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Green.
(d) Red.

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

3. As a child, who did Mernissi have to wait for in order to go into the courtyard in the morning?
(a) Father.
(b) Cousin.
(c) Aunt.
(d) Mother.

4. Where did Asmahan have a beauty spot on her face?
(a) Forehead.
(b) Just below her right eye.
(c) Cheek.
(d) Left side of her chin.

5. What game did Yasmina create to help Mernissi fall asleep in "The French Harem"?
(a) Making up adventure stories.
(b) Counting stars.
(c) The walk in the open fields.
(d) Counting sheep.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. At what time did the doorkeeper in Mernissi's childhood home turn off the stair lights at night?

3. Who was Samir?

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

5. Who helped Tamou recover from her war experiences and the loss of her family?

(see the answer key)

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