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

2. Why did Mernissi cover her hair with her mother's scarf at the public baths?
(a) To hide from Hitler.
(b) So she could look glamorous.
(c) She wanted to see what wearing a veil was like.
(d) Because her mother told her to.

3. What does the Morrocan word "Allemane" mean?
(a) Bitter.
(b) Cold.
(c) Picture.
(d) German.

4. How does Mernissi describe the harem she lived in in Fez?
(a) A fun castle.
(b) Like a fortress.
(c) Like a storybook fantasy.
(d) A comforting safe haven.

5. What were the streets of Medina like when Mernissi was growing up?
(a) Large and straight.
(b) Narrow, dark, and serpentine.
(c) Tree-lined.
(d) Well-lit.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of transportation did Mernissi's father and uncle use when she was a young child?

2. How many communal tables were there at Mernissi's house in Fez?

3. Who was Scheherazade?

4. What did Mernissi and her cousin sleep on when they stayed overnight with Aunt Habiba?

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

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