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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who rescued Mernissi when she got stuck in the olive jars she had slid into?
(a) Mina.
(b) Samir.
(c) Chama.
(d) Malika.

2. What kind of food did Aunt Habiba cure in the sun?
(a) Grapes.
(b) Peaches.
(c) Figs.
(d) Olives.

3. How long did it take for Aunt Habiba to embroider her black velvet caftan?
(a) One day.
(b) Six months.
(c) Three years.
(d) Two weeks.

4. Why did Mernissi smuggle kohl from her mother's vanity table for Samir?
(a) He wanted to use examine it under a microscope.
(b) He wanted to give it to his cousin.
(c) He like using it to draw pictures of cars.
(d) So he could draw a mustache on his face.

5. Whose room was the forbidden terrace above?
(a) Aunt Habiba's.
(b) Fatima's.
(c) Samir's.
(d) Chama's.

6. What kind of oil does Mernissi's mother put in Mernissi's hair to tame her unruly locks?
(a) Corn.
(b) Safflower.
(c) Coconut.
(d) Olive.

7. What story did Mernissi like to hear Mina tell repeatedly?
(a) How she got out of a well.
(b) Meeting a King.
(c) Swimming across a river.
(d) Learning how to sail.

8. What did Mernissi's father organize a crusade against in "American Cigarettes"?
(a) Romance novels.
(b) Divorce.
(c) Chewing gum and Kool cigarettes.
(d) Western clothing.

9. Who said that Mernissi's mother was a bad influence on Chama?
(a) Lalla Mani.
(b) Aunt Habiba.
(c) Lalla Radia.
(d) Fatima.

10. Which young woman was the best at giving love glances?
(a) Chama.
(b) Malika.
(c) Mina.
(d) Fatima.

11. When Mernissi dreamed of her "prince" as a young girl, how tall did she want him to be?
(a) At least one centimeter taller than her.
(b) A half centimeter taller than her.
(c) One and three-quarters centimeters taller than her.
(d) Two centimeters taller than her.

12. What did the teacher Lalla Tam say about having debts?
(a) Debts were a nuisance.
(b) Let others repay your debts.
(c) Debts could be left to themselves.
(d) A good Muslim always paid her debts.

13. Why did Mernissi and her cousins leave money with Ahmed each week?
(a) So they would have taxi fare when they needed it.
(b) To buy books and supplies.
(c) To pay for chick peas.
(d) To buy Ice cream.

14. What kind of meeting did Mernissi's father call for when he had to decide about Mernissi's education?
(a) Family council meeting.
(b) Meeting with the principal.
(c) Meeting with religious officials.
(d) Meeting with the school board.

15. Why did Mernissi's father run away from her mother in fear in the final chapter of the book?
(a) He didn't like when she was mad at him.
(b) He didn't like to see her in her beauty treatment masks.
(c) She threatened to hurt him.
(d) She had a knife and was chasing him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Mernissi's mother ask to represent her at the meeting about Mernissi's education?

2. How old was Samir when he was no longer welcome in the women's public bath?

3. What place did Mina come from?

4. Who did Mernissi go to for comfort at the end of the book after she realized that she and Samir would no longer be together as playmates?

5. How many times did Mina dance during the year?

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