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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What program did the women of the harem like to listen to on the radio?
(a) News.
(b) BBC.
(c) Soap Operas.
(d) Radio Cairo.

2. What did Grandfather Tazi have built for Tamou after she became one of his wives?
(a) Pavillion on top of Yasmina's house.
(b) Large statute depicting her family.
(c) Stable for her horse.
(d) Swing.

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

4. What section of the harem did Mernissi's mother and Chama walk in to get to the movies?
(a) Rebel's.
(b) Elderly section.
(c) With the children.
(d) Men's.

5. What did Yasmina like to do that caused Grandfather Tazi to think she was eccentric?
(a) Staying up all night.
(b) Cursing.
(c) Climbing trees and hanging on the branches.
(d) Smoking.

6. What color uniforms did the French soldiers wear when Mernissi was young?
(a) Green.
(b) Gray.
(c) Blue.
(d) Red.

7. In what city was Mernissi born?
(a) Instanbul.
(b) Casablanca.
(c) Rome.
(d) Fez.

8. Why did Mernissi's father make the harem's youth stay with him on his brother's farm during the summer holidays?
(a) To get together for dances.
(b) To study and read uninterrupted.
(c) So they would not lose interest in the land.
(d) To relax and have fun.

9. What does Mernissi say about the men's political discussions in "The Men's Salon"?
(a) Most of the men were not interested in politics.
(b) They were polite.
(c) They got mad and would sulk after discussions.
(d) They were highly emotionally charged.

10. What was shape of the house on Grandfather Tazi's farm where the harem lived?
(a) T-shaped.
(b) L-shaped.
(c) U-shaped.
(d) Y-shaped.

11. How does Mernissi describe the shape of her face as a young child?
(a) Thin and angular.
(b) High cheekbones and a pointed chin.
(c) Round like a moon.
(d) Heart-shaped.

12. What kind of competitions did Tamou organize?
(a) Horse riding.
(b) Running.
(c) Baking.
(d) Musical performances.

13. What instrument did Uncle Karim play?
(a) Cello.
(b) Lute.
(c) Piano.
(d) Violin.

14. What was the name of Yasmina's duck?
(a) Jane.
(b) Isabella.
(c) King Farouk.
(d) Thor.

15. What kind of prize did the winner of Tamou's competitions receive?
(a) Pastilla.
(b) Medal.
(c) Caftan.
(d) Money.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Zin mean?

2. What did Yasmina say was the worst thing for a woman to be cut off from?

3. How often did the women of Tazi's farm go to the public baths?

4. How does Mernissi describe the harem she lived in in Fez?

5. What did the women's gardens consist of on Grandfather Tazi's farm?

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