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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 did Mernissi admire about her Aunt Habiba?
(a) Jewelry.
(b) Storytelling abilities.
(c) Luxurious apartment.
(d) Special treats.

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

3. What did Mernissi say was the cure for hem?
(a) Eating.
(b) Sleep.
(c) Beauty and quiet.
(d) Taking medicine.

4. What did Mernissi's grandmother expect the children in the city harem to do when they visited her?
(a) Cook.
(b) Make sure their feet were not wet.
(c) Play loud games.
(d) Read stories to her.

5. What was the name of the French city described in "The French Harem"?
(a) Petite Paris.
(b) Ville Nouvelle.
(c) Medina.
(d) New France.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mernissi say about the men's political discussions in "The Men's Salon"?

2. What did Mernissi say were the two most pleasurable aspects of harem life that she wanted to take with her when she was an adult?

3. What did Mernissi say she wanted to learn from Aunt Habiba?

4. How old was Samir when he was no longer welcome in the women's public bath?

5. What was the Egyptian feminist Huda Sha'raoui known for?

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