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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. Who was Scheherazade?
(a) Slave.
(b) Storyteller.
(c) Gardner.
(d) Warrior.

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

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

4. What was the name of Yasmina's duck?
(a) Isabella.
(b) Thor.
(c) Jane.
(d) King Farouk.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Yaya's favorite color?

2. What tree was Yaya happy to receive from the women of the harem?

3. Who was Samir?

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

5. What does the anxiety prayer "Ya Latif" mean?

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