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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 day did Mernissi and her cousin visit Aunt Habiba?
(a) Saturdays.
(b) Wednesdays.
(c) Fridays.
(d) Mondays.

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

3. What year was Mernissi born?
(a) 1940.
(b) 1959.
(c) 1970.
(d) 1962.

4. What piece of attire did Yaya change according to her moods?
(a) Turban.
(b) Shoes.
(c) Jewelry.
(d) Shawl.

5. What was Lalla Thor's personality like?
(a) Funny and full of pranks.
(b) Serious, proper, and correct.
(c) Sweet.
(d) Tender.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Mernissi admire about her Aunt Habiba?

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

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

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

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

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