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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 Samir and Malika plan to analyze when they went up to the forbidden terrace?
(a) Airplane patterns.
(b) The escape route from the house.
(c) How high they could climb before they got dizzy.
(d) The meaning of a harem.

2. What did the women in Mernissi's house value that was dismissed as trivial by the men?
(a) Baking.
(b) Sewing.
(c) Entertainment.
(d) Gossiping.

3. How old was Samir when he was no longer welcome in the women's public bath?
(a) Ten.
(b) Eleven.
(c) Nine.
(d) Twelve.

4. What place did Mina come from?
(a) Morocco.
(b) Timbuktu.
(c) Egypt.
(d) Lebanon.

5. What did Mernissi admire about Zin?
(a) His funny jokes.
(b) His silly poetry.
(c) His happy expression.
(d) His handsomeness and elegance.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Mernissi say was the cure for hem?

3. Who did Mernissi go with to the forbidden terrace on her first visit?

4. What is ghassoul?

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

(see the answer key)

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