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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who told Mernissi that she should never accept inequality because it was not logical?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Yasmina.
(c) Her father.
(d) Grandfather Tazi.

2. What did Mernissi's mother like to do in order to eat dinner alone with her family?
(a) Moonlight picnics on the terrace.
(b) Go to a restaurant.
(c) Get take-out.
(d) Take weekend trips.

3. What floor of Mernissi's family's house did Aunt Habiba live on?
(a) Third.
(b) First.
(c) Second.
(d) Basement.

4. What did Mernissi's mother say to Mernissi when she tried to rebel against her?
(a) She thought her daughter was too dramatic.
(b) She did not take her seriously.
(c) Rebel when you know there is some chance you may win.
(d) No rebelling ever.

5. What did Yaya give the wives of the harem in exchange for them doing her housework?
(a) Bread.
(b) Fruit.
(c) A weekly story.
(d) Money.

6. What did Mernissi travel in when she went on a picnic ten kilometers from her home?
(a) Train.
(b) Car.
(c) Wagon.
(d) Truck.

7. What did Mernissi admire about her Aunt Habiba?
(a) Storytelling abilities.
(b) Luxurious apartment.
(c) Jewelry.
(d) Special treats.

8. What does the Morrocan word "Allemane" mean?
(a) Bitter.
(b) Picture.
(c) Cold.
(d) German.

9. Where did the women on Tazi's farm do the dishes in the summer?
(a) House.
(b) Stream.
(c) River.
(d) Lake.

10. What cloth was the small veil, or litham, made of that the nationalists' wives wore?
(a) Polyester.
(b) Wool.
(c) Heavy cotton.
(d) Sheer silk chiffon.

11. Who helped Tamou recover from her war experiences and the loss of her family?
(a) Aunt Habiba.
(b) Yasmina.
(c) Grandfather Tazi.
(d) Thor.

12. What did Zin and Jawad wear when they went to the movies?
(a) Khakis and polo shirts.
(b) Caftans.
(c) Jeans and t-shirts.
(d) Red bow ties.

13. Who is Fatima Mernissi?
(a) Author.
(b) Lawyer.
(c) Pediatrician.
(d) Accountant.

14. What piece of attire did Yaya change according to her moods?
(a) Shoes.
(b) Turban.
(c) Shawl.
(d) Jewelry.

15. What did Mernissi have trouble pronouncing when she was young?
(a) Words with "th" in them.
(b) Rolling her Rs.
(c) "B" words.
(d) "P" words.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Mernissi's grandmother expect the children in the city harem to do when they visited her?

2. What did Mernissi admire about Zin?

3. How did Asmahan die?

4. Who was Asmahan?

5. Where did Mernissi and her family go to have a picnic in the springtime that was ten kilometers away from their home?

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