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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. In "The French Harem," what does Mernissi say she had to have permission to do?
(a) Tell stories.
(b) Visit Habiba.
(c) Go through the front gate.
(d) Be quiet and choose her words carefully.

2. Who was Mina?
(a) Co-wife.
(b) Slave.
(c) Cousin to Mernissi.
(d) Teacher.

3. What did Mernissi come to associate wearing caftans with during her childhood?
(a) Everyday wear.
(b) Wearing to picnics.
(c) Religious festivals.
(d) Dressing up for birthday parties.

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

5. How many rows did the harem reserve for themselves at the movies?
(a) Four.
(b) One.
(c) Ten.
(d) Six.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Mernissi have to do every night as a child at sundown when the lights were turned on?

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

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

4. Who did Chama receive a love letter from that Samir and Mernissi delivered to her?

5. In what year did Tamou arrive at Grandfather Tazi's farm?

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