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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. Who was Sis Sussi?
(a) Cousin.
(b) Food vendor.
(c) Rich uncle.
(d) Doorkeeper.

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

3. What did the teacher Lalla Tam say about having debts?
(a) Let others repay your debts.
(b) Debts were a nuisance.
(c) A good Muslim always paid her debts.
(d) Debts could be left to themselves.

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

5. Who did Chama receive a love letter from that Samir and Mernissi delivered to her?
(a) Rudolph.
(b) Kemal.
(c) Zin.
(d) Chadli.

Short Answer Questions

1. What piece of attire did Yaya change according to her moods?

2. What planet had to appear in the sky on a Friday evening in order to cast a love spell?

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

4. What did Mernissi choose over playing games with Samir in "Skin Politics"?

5. What program did the women of the harem like to listen to on the radio?

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