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

2. What did Mernissi's mother dream about in terms of her family life in "Moonlit Nights of Laughter"?
(a) Living alone with her husband and children.
(b) Living on the farm with her mother.
(c) Having more money than her mother-in-law.
(d) Travelling around the world.

3. What kind of bird did Chama and Mernissi's mother embroider on Chama's red silk qamis?
(a) Blue bird.
(b) Sparrow.
(c) Hawk.
(d) Peacock.

4. What kind of food did Aunt Habiba cure in the sun?
(a) Figs.
(b) Grapes.
(c) Peaches.
(d) Olives.

5. What reason does Mernissi give for why fresh olives cannot be eaten?
(a) They need to ripen.
(b) They are too bitter.
(c) They need to be hardened.
(d) They are too hard.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Aunt Habiba have to live in Mernissi's father's household?

2. How did Asmahan die?

3. What was the official means of access to the forbidden terrace?

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

5. How did Mernissi get hurt the first time she tried to escape the harem?

(see the answer key)

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