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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did Mernissi's grandmother expect the children in the city harem to do when they visited her?
(a) Cook.
(b) Make sure their feet were not wet.
(c) Read stories to her.
(d) Play loud games.

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

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

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

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

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

8. What was Yaya's favorite color?
(a) Red.
(b) Green.
(c) Silver.
(d) Yellow.

9. How does Mernissi describe the harem she lived in in Fez?
(a) Like a fortress.
(b) Like a storybook fantasy.
(c) A fun castle.
(d) A comforting safe haven.

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

11. Who was Leila Mourad?
(a) Doctor.
(b) Egyptian movie star.
(c) Teacher.
(d) Prime minister.

12. What did Mernissi fear about going down the dark stairs at night in her childhood home?
(a) Fear of falling.
(b) Fear of doorkeeper.
(c) Fear of demons.
(d) Fear of rats.

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

14. Where did Asmahan have a beauty spot on her face?
(a) Left side of her chin.
(b) Cheek.
(c) Just below her right eye.
(d) Forehead.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was unusual about the bracelets Tamou wore the day she arrived at the farm?

3. What did Yaya give the wives of the harem in exchange for them doing her housework?

4. What did Mernissi's mother dream about in terms of her family life in "Moonlit Nights of Laughter"?

5. What color uniforms did the French soldiers wear when Mernissi was young?

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