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

2. What cloth was the small veil, or litham, made of that the nationalists' wives wore?
(a) Polyester.
(b) Wool.
(c) Heavy cotton.
(d) Sheer silk chiffon.

3. What year did Mernissi's mother give up covering her face and wearing a veil?
(a) 1943.
(b) 1959.
(c) 1930.
(d) 1956.

4. What does the anxiety prayer "Ya Latif" mean?
(a) Peace.
(b) Laughter.
(c) Love.
(d) O Sensitive One.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who owed a large sum of money to Sis Sussi?

2. How many times did Mina dance during the year?

3. What did Mernissi's mother say she wanted for her daughters when they were older?

4. What was shape of the house on Grandfather Tazi's farm where the harem lived?

5. What color uniforms did the French soldiers wear when Mernissi was young?

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