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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 14 trhough 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who embroidered a big green bird with golden wings?
(a) Fatima.
(b) Chama.
(c) Malika.
(d) Aunt Habiba.

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

3. What book did Mernissi's mother request that her husband read to her?
(a) A Thousand and One Nights.
(b) Egyptian Political History.
(c) Pride and Prejudice.
(d) The Liberation of Women.

4. What did Mernissi's mother dream about in terms of her family life in "Moonlit Nights of Laughter"?
(a) Travelling around the world.
(b) Having more money than her mother-in-law.
(c) Living alone with her husband and children.
(d) Living on the farm with her mother.

5. Whose room was the forbidden terrace above?
(a) Aunt Habiba's.
(b) Fatima's.
(c) Samir's.
(d) Chama's.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who had trouble sitting through a dance ritual and was shown to the door?

2. Where did Asmahan have a beauty spot on her face?

3. How did Mernissi get hurt the first time she tried to escape the harem?

4. What year was Mernissi born?

5. What place did Mina come from?

(see the answer key)

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