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

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

3. What did Aunt Habiba encourage the women to believe in while she was telling stories?
(a) The power of dreams.
(b) Family rituals.
(c) The importance of tradition.
(d) Unicorns.

4. What did Asmahan always wear around her neck?
(a) Diamond necklace.
(b) Black fedora.
(c) Pearl necklace.
(d) Scarf.

5. What was the "djellaba" that Mernissi's mother wanted to wear?
(a) Caftan.
(b) Dress styled on western fashions.
(c) Pants that the nationalists' wives wore.
(d) Men's coat that allowed for freedom of walking.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Leila Mourad?

2. What did Yasmina like to do that caused Grandfather Tazi to think she was eccentric?

3. What book did Mernissi's mother request that her husband read to her?

4. What did Krisha's wife not like to do?

5. Why did Mernissi cover her hair with her mother's scarf at the public baths?

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