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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1 through 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Mernissi describe the harem she lived in in Fez?
(a) Like a fortress.
(b) A fun castle.
(c) A comforting safe haven.
(d) Like a storybook fantasy.

2. What did Mernissi and her cousin sleep on when they stayed overnight with Aunt Habiba?
(a) Bridal carpet.
(b) Cots.
(c) Fold-out couch.
(d) King-sized bed.

3. What did Yasmina say was the worst thing for a woman to be cut off from?
(a) Housework.
(b) Learning to read.
(c) Nature.
(d) Social time with the other wives.

4. What did Mernissi have to do every night as a child at sundown when the lights were turned on?
(a) Make sure the lights were on in the stairwells.
(b) Serve tea.
(c) Kiss the grownups hands and say good evening.
(d) Light candles.

5. What does the anxiety prayer "Ya Latif" mean?
(a) Love.
(b) Laughter.
(c) Peace.
(d) O Sensitive One.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Mernissi fear about going down the dark stairs at night in her childhood home?

3. What kind of transportation did Mernissi's father and uncle use when she was a young child?

4. What was unusual about the bracelets Tamou wore the day she arrived at the farm?

5. What did the women's gardens consist of on Grandfather Tazi's farm?

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