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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. Where did Asmahan have a beauty spot on her face?
(a) Cheek.
(b) Just below her right eye.
(c) Forehead.
(d) Left side of her chin.

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

3. How often did the women of Tazi's farm go to the public baths?
(a) Daily.
(b) Every other day.
(c) Once every two weeks.
(d) Three times a week.

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

5. What did Mernissi fear about going down the dark stairs at night in her childhood home?
(a) Fear of demons.
(b) Fear of doorkeeper.
(c) Fear of rats.
(d) Fear of falling.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of classes did Mernissi's mother want to take at the neighborhood school?

2. What smell did Mernissi's father hate when his wife did her beauty treatments?

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

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

5. What program did the women of the harem like to listen to on the radio?

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