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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 was shape of the house on Grandfather Tazi's farm where the harem lived?
(a) Y-shaped.
(b) T-shaped.
(c) L-shaped.
(d) U-shaped.

2. What kind of classes did Mernissi's mother want to take at the neighborhood school?
(a) Science.
(b) Literacy.
(c) Mathematics.
(d) Literature.

3. What word was embroidered on Chama and Mernissi's mother's black velvet hats?
(a) Greece.
(b) London.
(c) Paris.
(d) Vienna.

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

5. In what city was Mernissi born?
(a) Casablanca.
(b) Rome.
(c) Fez.
(d) Instanbul.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of herb did Mernissi say that Aunt Habiba added to olives?

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

3. What cloth was the small veil, or litham, made of that the nationalists' wives wore?

4. What did Mernissi perform during Chama's play productions?

5. How many children did Ahmed have?

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