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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was Zin?
(a) Family gardner.
(b) Family cook.
(c) Messina's cousin.
(d) Doorkeeper.

2. What kind of jewelry did Yasmina wear that Mernissi liked to play with?
(a) Strands of pink pearls.
(b) Sapphire necklace.
(c) Diamond bracelet.
(d) Opal ring.

3. What game did Yasmina create to help Mernissi fall asleep in "The French Harem"?
(a) The walk in the open fields.
(b) Counting stars.
(c) Making up adventure stories.
(d) Counting sheep.

4. How does Mernissi describe "Hanan"?
(a) Educational program.
(b) Spicy food.
(c) Moroccan emotional quality.
(d) Political uprising.

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

6. What did Mernissi's mother dream about in terms of her family life in "Moonlit Nights of Laughter"?
(a) Travelling around the world.
(b) Having more money than her mother-in-law.
(c) Living on the farm with her mother.
(d) Living alone with her husband and children.

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

8. In "The French Harem," what does Mernissi say she had to have permission to do?
(a) Visit Habiba.
(b) Tell stories.
(c) Be quiet and choose her words carefully.
(d) Go through the front gate.

9. Who was Asmahan?
(a) Fatima's sister.
(b) Lebonese singer.
(c) Pianist.
(d) Arab nationalist.

10. In what year did Tamou arrive at Grandfather Tazi's farm?
(a) 1980.
(b) 2003.
(c) 1945.
(d) 1926.

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

12. What did Mernissi say she wanted to learn from Aunt Habiba?
(a) How to talk in the night.
(b) How to make dresses.
(c) How to embroider.
(d) How to buy the best cuts of meat in the market.

13. What was the name of the French city described in "The French Harem"?
(a) Medina.
(b) New France.
(c) Ville Nouvelle.
(d) Petite Paris.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was Lalla Thor's personality like?

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

4. What was the "djellaba" that Mernissi's mother wanted to wear?

5. How does Mernissi describe Granfather Tazi's physical form?

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