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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What planet had to appear in the sky on a Friday evening in order to cast a love spell?
(a) Saturn.
(b) Venus.
(c) Mars.
(d) Jupiter.

2. What ailment does the Moroccan word "hem" refer to?
(a) Mild depression.
(b) Allergies.
(c) Bad cough.
(d) Dizziness.

3. What did Mernissi have to study in order to learn how to weave "terrace magic"?
(a) Chama's hand motions.
(b) Love glances from boys across the terrace.
(c) Astronomy.
(d) Malika's shoulder movements.

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

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

6. What was the name of the well-known and effective djinni exorcist in the Fez region who is described in "Mina, the Rootless"?
(a) Sidi Belal.
(b) Mina.
(c) Rahma.
(d) Lalla Dris

7. Who embroidered a big green bird with golden wings?
(a) Fatima.
(b) Aunt Habiba.
(c) Chama.
(d) Malika.

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

9. Who did Chama receive a love letter from that Samir and Mernissi delivered to her?
(a) Rudolph.
(b) Zin.
(c) Kemal.
(d) Chadli.

10. What did the children like to play hide-and-go-seek in?
(a) Aunt Habiba's room.
(b) The courtyard.
(c) Mernissi's grandmother's salon.
(d) Olive jars.

11. Who did Mernissi's mother ask to represent her at the meeting about Mernissi's education?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her uncle.
(d) Her brother.

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

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 pay for chick peas.
(c) To buy Ice cream.
(d) To buy books and supplies.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Mernissi's father run away from her mother in fear in the final chapter of the book?

2. Who told Mernissi that if she wanted to be happy, she should get up early in the morning?

3. Why did the children get treated with indulgence by the women of the harem?

4. What activity was considered illegal that the women sometimes did on the terrace?

5. When Chama listened to feminist programs on Radio Cairo, what did she say about her generation of women?

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