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

2. What floor of Mernissi's family's house did Aunt Habiba live on?
(a) Third.
(b) Second.
(c) Basement.
(d) First.

3. What did Mernissi's grandmother expect the children in the city harem to do when they visited her?
(a) Play loud games.
(b) Cook.
(c) Make sure their feet were not wet.
(d) Read stories to her.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The French Harem," what does Mernissi say she had to have permission to do?

2. What did Yaya give the wives of the harem in exchange for them doing her housework?

3. What were the streets of Medina like when Mernissi was growing up?

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

5. Who helped Tamou recover from her war experiences and the loss of her family?

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