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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many children did Ahmed have?
(a) One.
(b) Seven.
(c) Two.
(d) Five.

2. What color did Mina like to wear?
(a) Saffron.
(b) Red.
(c) Green.
(d) Pink.

3. What did Mernissi say were the two most pleasurable aspects of harem life that she wanted to take with her when she was an adult?
(a) Hamman and the terrace.
(b) Having clear frontiers in her life.
(c) Having relatives live with her.
(d) Eating together.

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

5. What did Aunt Habiba use to get to the forbidden terrace?
(a) Rope.
(b) Laundry poles.
(c) Stairs.
(d) Laundry bucket.

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

7. Who told Mernissi that if she wanted to be happy, she should get up early in the morning?
(a) Grandfather Tazi.
(b) Yasmina.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her mother.

8. 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.

9. What could Stela Bennis never remember?
(a) Names.
(b) Important historical dates.
(c) Birthdays.
(d) Places.

10. What did Mernissi's cousin tell her to do to calm down when she was on the forbidden terrace?
(a) Cover her eyes.
(b) Read a book.
(c) Lie down and look at the sky.
(d) Cry.

11. Who was Sis Sussi?
(a) Doorkeeper.
(b) Rich uncle.
(c) Food vendor.
(d) Cousin.

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

13. What terrible noise did Mernissi hear when she went to the forbidden terrace?
(a) Airplane.
(b) Car crash.
(c) Blood rushing through her veins.
(d) Thunder.

14. What did Samir and Malika plan to analyze when they went up to the forbidden terrace?
(a) How high they could climb before they got dizzy.
(b) The escape route from the house.
(c) The meaning of a harem.
(d) Airplane patterns.

15. What was the drink Zeri'a made from?
(a) Dates.
(b) Pineapples.
(c) Pomegranates.
(d) Melon seeds.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Mernissi want to influence with her magic spells?

2. What kind of classes did Mernissi's mother want to take at the neighborhood school?

3. How high was the forbidden terrace?

4. What did Mernissi say was the cure for hem?

5. Why did Mina like to go to the forbidden terrace?

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