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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. As a child, who did Mernissi have to wait for in order to go into the courtyard in the morning?
(a) Mother.
(b) Aunt.
(c) Cousin.
(d) Father.

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

3. What did Mernissi fear about going down the dark stairs at night in her childhood home?
(a) Fear of doorkeeper.
(b) Fear of rats.
(c) Fear of demons.
(d) Fear of falling.

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

5. What floor of Mernissi's family's house did Aunt Habiba live on?
(a) Third.
(b) First.
(c) Basement.
(d) Second.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Yaya give the wives of the harem in exchange for them doing her housework?

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

3. What foreign language could Tamou speak fluently?

4. What was Lalla Thor's personality like?

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

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