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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 18 through 22.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Lalla Thor's personality like?
(a) Funny and full of pranks.
(b) Serious, proper, and correct.
(c) Sweet.
(d) Tender.

2. How many children did Ahmed have?
(a) Five.
(b) Seven.
(c) One.
(d) Two.

3. Why did the children get treated with indulgence by the women of the harem?
(a) They were so well behaved.
(b) They thought children should never be punished.
(c) Treating children well meant they would be rewarded by Allah.
(d) Because they knew that the children could tell the men what they were doing.

4. Who was Samir?
(a) Mernissi's cousin.
(b) Mernissi's uncle.
(c) Merchant.
(d) Gatekeeper.

5. Who was Leila Mourad?
(a) Teacher.
(b) Egyptian movie star.
(c) Doctor.
(d) Prime minister.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Mernissi's mother do before going to the movies?

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

3. What did Mernissi and her cousin sleep on when they stayed overnight with Aunt Habiba?

4. What could Stela Bennis never remember?

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

(see the answer key)

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