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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 did Mernissi's mother like to do in order to eat dinner alone with her family?
(a) Take weekend trips.
(b) Moonlight picnics on the terrace.
(c) Get take-out.
(d) Go to a restaurant.

2. Where did the women on Tazi's farm do the dishes in the summer?
(a) House.
(b) River.
(c) Stream.
(d) Lake.

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

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

5. What did Grandfather Tazi have built for Tamou after she became one of his wives?
(a) Swing.
(b) Stable for her horse.
(c) Pavillion on top of Yasmina's house.
(d) Large statute depicting her family.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What did Mernissi come to associate wearing caftans with during her childhood?

4. What did Mernissi say were the two most pleasurable aspects of harem life that she wanted to take with her when she was an adult?

5. What kind of meeting did Mernissi's father call for when he had to decide about Mernissi's education?

(see the answer key)

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