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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. Who helped Tamou recover from her war experiences and the loss of her family?
(a) Grandfather Tazi.
(b) Thor.
(c) Aunt Habiba.
(d) Yasmina.

2. What did Mernissi's mother pack for the picnic that her father said to forget about bringing?
(a) Swings.
(b) Books.
(c) Wine.
(d) Food.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Mernissi's father's favorite drink?

2. What rank did Lalla Thor have on Grandfather Tazi's farm?

3. What cloth was the small veil, or litham, made of that the nationalists' wives wore?

4. Why did Mernissi's father make the harem's youth stay with him on his brother's farm during the summer holidays?

5. How does Mernissi describe the harem she lived in in Fez?

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