View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word was embroidered on Chama and Mernissi's mother's black velvet hats?
(a) Paris.
(b) Vienna.
(c) London.
(d) Greece.

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

3. Who guarded the official means of access to the forbidden terrace?
(a) Aunt Habiba.
(b) Uncle Mernissi.
(c) Zin.
(d) Ahmed.

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

5. What smell did Mernissi's father hate when his wife did her beauty treatments?
(a) Amber.
(b) Henna.
(c) Melon.
(d) Oranges.

6. How high was the forbidden terrace?
(a) Two meters.
(b) Ten meters.
(c) Five meters higher than the one below it.
(d) Six meters.

7. What did Mernissi choose over playing games with Samir in "Skin Politics"?
(a) Beauty treatments.
(b) Being more serious about her studies.
(c) Another playmate.
(d) Spending time with Chama.

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

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

10. What did Mernissi perform during Chama's play productions?
(a) Lead actor.
(b) Acrobatic leaps.
(c) Opera.
(d) Cello.

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

12. What book tells the story of Princess Budar?
(a) A Thousand and One Nights.
(b) Tales of Arabian Knights.
(c) Grimm's Fairy Tales.
(d) The Lives of Egyptian Feminists.

13. When Chama listened to feminist programs on Radio Cairo, what did she say about her generation of women?
(a) They were being sacrificed.
(b) They were luckier than women in other countries.
(c) The harem was the safest place for them.
(d) They needed to learn more about drama.

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

15. Who was Mina?
(a) Teacher.
(b) Co-wife.
(c) Slave.
(d) Cousin to Mernissi.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Aunt Habiba use to get to the forbidden terrace?

2. What kind of food did Aunt Habiba cure in the sun?

3. What did the children like to play hide-and-go-seek in?

4. Who did Chama receive a love letter from that Samir and Mernissi delivered to her?

5. What could Stela Bennis never remember?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 376 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample