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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 18 through 22.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Morrocan word "Allemane" mean?
(a) German.
(b) Cold.
(c) Bitter.
(d) Picture.

2. What was Marrakech also known as?
(a) The Land of giants.
(b) City of heat.
(c) Land of legends.
(d) Red-walled city.

3. In "Mina, the Rootless," who did Mernissi say she was having difficulties with during their conversations?
(a) Aunt Habiba.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her father.
(d) Samir.

4. What rank did Lalla Thor have on Grandfather Tazi's farm?
(a) Second wife.
(b) Fifth wife.
(c) Eighth wife.
(d) First wife.

5. What day did Mernissi and her cousin visit Aunt Habiba?
(a) Wednesdays.
(b) Fridays.
(c) Saturdays.
(d) Mondays.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Mernissi's father organize a crusade against in "American Cigarettes"?

2. Why did Mernissi's father make the harem's youth stay with him on his brother's farm during the summer holidays?

3. As a child, who did Mernissi have to wait for in order to go into the courtyard in the morning?

4. What did Mernissi's cousin tell her to do to calm down when she was on the forbidden terrace?

5. What tree was Yaya happy to receive from the women of the harem?

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