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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 program did the women of the harem like to listen to on the radio?
(a) Radio Cairo.
(b) BBC.
(c) News.
(d) Soap Operas.

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

3. Who was Asmahan?
(a) Pianist.
(b) Lebonese singer.
(c) Fatima's sister.
(d) Arab nationalist.

4. What did Mernissi's mother say she wanted for her daughters when they were older?
(a) To know how to cook.
(b) To know how to play an instrument.
(c) To live in a happy harem.
(d) Exciting, happy lives.

5. What language did Zin master?
(a) French.
(b) English.
(c) Italian.
(d) Russian.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was unusual about the bracelets Tamou wore the day she arrived at the farm?

3. What does the anxiety prayer "Ya Latif" mean?

4. In what city was Mernissi born?

5. Who was Leila Mourad?

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