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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. Who guarded the official means of access to the forbidden terrace?
(a) Uncle Mernissi.
(b) Aunt Habiba.
(c) Ahmed.
(d) Zin.

2. How does Mernissi describe Granfather Tazi's physical form?
(a) Tall and lanky.
(b) Medium build and slim.
(c) Fat.
(d) Short.

3. What was Lalla Thor's personality like?
(a) Serious, proper, and correct.
(b) Sweet.
(c) Tender.
(d) Funny and full of pranks.

4. What smell did Mernissi's father hate when his wife did her beauty treatments?
(a) Melon.
(b) Henna.
(c) Amber.
(d) Oranges.

5. What was the one thing that Mernissi's mother and Lalla Radia, Samir's mother, agreed upon?
(a) Their friendship with their mother-in-law.
(b) Their love of singing.
(c) Their hatred of co-wives.
(d) Their belief in harems.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Samir's sister?

2. What was Mernissi's father's favorite drink?

3. What did Grandfather Tazi have built for Tamou after she became one of his wives?

4. What piece of attire did Yaya change according to her moods?

5. Why did Mernissi cover her hair with her mother's scarf at the public baths?

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