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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 tree was Yaya happy to receive from the women of the harem?
(a) Coconut.
(b) Pear.
(c) Banana.
(d) Olive.

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

3. What kind of competitions did Tamou organize?
(a) Musical performances.
(b) Running.
(c) Baking.
(d) Horse riding.

4. In what year did Tamou arrive at Grandfather Tazi's farm?
(a) 1980.
(b) 1945.
(c) 1926.
(d) 2003.

5. Who was Zin?
(a) Family gardner.
(b) Family cook.
(c) Doorkeeper.
(d) Messina's cousin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of Yasmina's duck?

2. What were the streets of Medina like when Mernissi was growing up?

3. What did Asmahan always wear around her neck?

4. What did Mernissi's mother dream about in terms of her family life in "Moonlit Nights of Laughter"?

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

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