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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. At what time did the doorkeeper in Mernissi's childhood home turn off the stair lights at night?
(a) 8 p.m.
(b) 10 p.m.
(c) 9 p.m.
(d) Midnight.

2. What was unusual about the bracelets Tamou wore the day she arrived at the farm?
(a) There were so many she could not lift her arm.
(b) They were solid gold.
(c) They made a beautiful musical sound.
(d) They had points sticking out of them.

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

4. What did Mernissi say she wanted to learn from Aunt Habiba?
(a) How to embroider.
(b) How to make dresses.
(c) How to talk in the night.
(d) How to buy the best cuts of meat in the market.

5. What tree was Yaya happy to receive from the women of the harem?
(a) Pear.
(b) Coconut.
(c) Olive.
(d) Banana.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Grandfather Tazi have built for Tamou after she became one of his wives?

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

3. Who was Samir?

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

5. Who is Fatima Mernissi?

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