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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 was Yaya's favorite color?
(a) Green.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Red.
(d) Silver.

2. What terrible noise did Mernissi hear when she went to the forbidden terrace?
(a) Blood rushing through her veins.
(b) Thunder.
(c) Car crash.
(d) Airplane.

3. What did Mernissi's mother pack for the picnic that her father said to forget about bringing?
(a) Food.
(b) Books.
(c) Wine.
(d) Swings.

4. Who rescued Mernissi when she got stuck in the olive jars she had slid into?
(a) Mina.
(b) Samir.
(c) Chama.
(d) Malika.

5. What did Mernissi come to associate wearing caftans with during her childhood?
(a) Everyday wear.
(b) Wearing to picnics.
(c) Religious festivals.
(d) Dressing up for birthday parties.

Short Answer Questions

1. What year did Mernissi's mother give up covering her face and wearing a veil?

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

3. What kind of prize did the winner of Tamou's competitions receive?

4. What place did Mina come from?

5. What did Yasmina want Mernissa to concentrate on instead of rules and barriers in "The Harem Within"?

(see the answer key)

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