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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) Fifth wife.
(b) Eighth wife.
(c) First wife.
(d) Second wife.

2. Who is Fatima Mernissi?
(a) Author.
(b) Accountant.
(c) Lawyer.
(d) Pediatrician.

3. 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) Make sure the lights were on in the stairwells.
(c) Light candles.
(d) Serve tea.

4. In what city was Mernissi born?
(a) Instanbul.
(b) Fez.
(c) Rome.
(d) Casablanca.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What program did the women of the harem like to listen to on the radio?

2. What was the name of Yasmina's duck?

3. What did Mernissi's grandmother expect the children in the city harem to do when they visited her?

4. What did Yasmina say was the worst thing for a woman to be cut off from?

5. In what year did Tamou arrive at Grandfather Tazi's farm?

(see the answer key)

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