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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. What rank did Lalla Thor have on Grandfather Tazi's farm?
(a) First wife.
(b) Second wife.
(c) Fifth wife.
(d) Eighth wife.

2. How does Mernissi describe Granfather Tazi's physical form?
(a) Fat.
(b) Medium build and slim.
(c) Short.
(d) Tall and lanky.

3. What were the streets of Medina like when Mernissi was growing up?
(a) Well-lit.
(b) Tree-lined.
(c) Narrow, dark, and serpentine.
(d) Large and straight.

4. What color uniforms did the French soldiers wear when Mernissi was young?
(a) Green.
(b) Red.
(c) Blue.
(d) Gray.

5. How does Mernissi describe "Hanan"?
(a) Spicy food.
(b) Educational program.
(c) Political uprising.
(d) Moroccan emotional quality.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who was Ahmed?

3. Who is Fatima Mernissi?

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

5. At what time did the doorkeeper in Mernissi's childhood home turn off the stair lights at night?

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