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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7 through 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Yaya's favorite color?
(a) Silver.
(b) Red.
(c) Green.
(d) Yellow.

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

3. How many rows did the harem reserve for themselves at the movies?
(a) Ten.
(b) One.
(c) Six.
(d) Four.

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

5. Who was Samir?
(a) Merchant.
(b) Mernissi's uncle.
(c) Mernissi's cousin.
(d) Gatekeeper.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who was Ahmed?

3. What did Mernissi's mother say to Mernissi when she tried to rebel against her?

4. What route did Mernissi take to secretly escape her house in Fez?

5. What kind of prize did the winner of Tamou's competitions receive?

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