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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 Mina?
(a) Cousin to Mernissi.
(b) Slave.
(c) Co-wife.
(d) Teacher.

2. What did Zin and Jawad wear when they went to the movies?
(a) Jeans and t-shirts.
(b) Khakis and polo shirts.
(c) Red bow ties.
(d) Caftans.

3. What did Mernissi's mother say to Mernissi when she tried to rebel against her?
(a) She did not take her seriously.
(b) Rebel when you know there is some chance you may win.
(c) No rebelling ever.
(d) She thought her daughter was too dramatic.

4. At what time did the doorkeeper in Mernissi's childhood home turn off the stair lights at night?
(a) 8 p.m.
(b) 10 p.m.
(c) 9 p.m.
(d) Midnight.

5. Why did Mernissi's father run away from her mother in fear in the final chapter of the book?
(a) He didn't like to see her in her beauty treatment masks.
(b) He didn't like when she was mad at him.
(c) She threatened to hurt him.
(d) She had a knife and was chasing him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who helped Mernissi get permission to go to the movies as a child?

2. What route did Mernissi take to secretly escape her house in Fez?

3. What did Mernissi have to do every night as a child at sundown when the lights were turned on?

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

5. What instrument did Uncle Karim play?

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