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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. In what year did Tamou arrive at Grandfather Tazi's farm?
(a) 1926.
(b) 1945.
(c) 1980.
(d) 2003.

2. What year was Mernissi born?
(a) 1959.
(b) 1962.
(c) 1970.
(d) 1940.

3. In "The French Harem," what does Mernissi say she had to have permission to do?
(a) Be quiet and choose her words carefully.
(b) Tell stories.
(c) Visit Habiba.
(d) Go through the front gate.

4. What did Krisha's wife not like to do?
(a) Garden.
(b) Housework.
(c) Read.
(d) Sing.

5. When Mernissi dreamed of her "prince" as a young girl, how tall did she want him to be?
(a) A half centimeter taller than her.
(b) One and three-quarters centimeters taller than her.
(c) Two centimeters taller than her.
(d) At least one centimeter taller than her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color did Mina like to wear?

2. Who told Mernissi that she should never accept inequality because it was not logical?

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

4. How does Mernissi describe the harem she lived in in Fez?

5. What was the name of the well-known and effective djinni exorcist in the Fez region who is described in "Mina, the Rootless"?

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