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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

7. What did Mernissi come to associate wearing caftans with during her childhood?
(a) Dressing up for birthday parties.
(b) Wearing to picnics.
(c) Religious festivals.
(d) Everyday wear.

8. What was the "djellaba" that Mernissi's mother wanted to wear?
(a) Caftan.
(b) Dress styled on western fashions.
(c) Men's coat that allowed for freedom of walking.
(d) Pants that the nationalists' wives wore.

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

10. How many rows did the harem reserve for themselves at the movies?
(a) One.
(b) Four.
(c) Ten.
(d) Six.

11. What did Krisha's wife not like to do?
(a) Housework.
(b) Sing.
(c) Read.
(d) Garden.

12. What day did Mernissi and her cousin visit Aunt Habiba?
(a) Fridays.
(b) Mondays.
(c) Saturdays.
(d) Wednesdays.

13. What were the streets of Medina like when Mernissi was growing up?
(a) Well-lit.
(b) Narrow, dark, and serpentine.
(c) Tree-lined.
(d) Large and straight.

14. What did Mernissi have to do every night as a child at sundown when the lights were turned on?
(a) Serve tea.
(b) Light candles.
(c) Make sure the lights were on in the stairwells.
(d) Kiss the grownups hands and say good evening.

15. What tree was Yaya happy to receive from the women of the harem?
(a) Banana.
(b) Pear.
(c) Olive.
(d) Coconut.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The French Harem," what does Mernissi say she had to have permission to do?

2. What does the anxiety prayer "Ya Latif" mean?

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

4. What kind of prize did the winner of Tamou's competitions receive?

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

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