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

2. How many children did Ahmed have?
(a) Two.
(b) Five.
(c) Seven.
(d) One.

3. Who guarded the official means of access to the forbidden terrace?
(a) Uncle Mernissi.
(b) Zin.
(c) Aunt Habiba.
(d) Ahmed.

4. What was the name of the well-known and effective djinni exorcist in the Fez region who is described in "Mina, the Rootless"?
(a) Sidi Belal.
(b) Mina.
(c) Rahma.
(d) Lalla Dris

5. What foreign language could Tamou speak fluently?
(a) Spanish.
(b) Greek.
(c) Italian.
(d) French.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who played the part of the Prince Hassan in the play about Asmahan?

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

3. What did Mernissi say she wanted to learn from Aunt Habiba?

4. What did Zin and Jawad wear when they went to the movies?

5. What did Mernissi say was the cure for hem?

(see the answer key)

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