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

2. Who was Ahmed?
(a) Mernissi's brother.
(b) Doorkeeper.
(c) Teacher.
(d) Vistor from foreign land.

3. Why did Mernissi and her cousins leave money with Ahmed each week?
(a) To buy Ice cream.
(b) To buy books and supplies.
(c) To pay for chick peas.
(d) So they would have taxi fare when they needed it.

4. Who was Scheherazade?
(a) Slave.
(b) Warrior.
(c) Storyteller.
(d) Gardner.

5. What did Asmahan always wear around her neck?
(a) Scarf.
(b) Black fedora.
(c) Diamond necklace.
(d) Pearl necklace.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Mernissi and her cousin sleep on when they stayed overnight with Aunt Habiba?

3. Why did the children get treated with indulgence by the women of the harem?

4. Which woman of the harem was occasionally affected by hem?

5. What did Mernissi's mother pack for the picnic that her father said to forget about bringing?

(see the answer key)

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