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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 kind of transportation did Mernissi's father and uncle use when she was a young child?
(a) Cars.
(b) Mules.
(c) Bicycles.
(d) Horses.

2. What program did the women of the harem like to listen to on the radio?
(a) News.
(b) Soap Operas.
(c) Radio Cairo.
(d) BBC.

3. What game did Yasmina create to help Mernissi fall asleep in "The French Harem"?
(a) Counting stars.
(b) Counting sheep.
(c) The walk in the open fields.
(d) Making up adventure stories.

4. What did Mernissi admire about her Aunt Habiba?
(a) Storytelling abilities.
(b) Jewelry.
(c) Special treats.
(d) Luxurious apartment.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Mernissi describe Granfather Tazi's physical form?

2. What rank did Lalla Thor have on Grandfather Tazi's farm?

3. As a child, who did Mernissi have to wait for in order to go into the courtyard in the morning?

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

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

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