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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did Mernissi want her father to have made for her when she sang nationalist songs for her grandmother?
(a) Fancy shoes.
(b) Hat.
(c) Small Moroccan flag.
(d) Jeans.

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

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) How high they could climb before they got dizzy.
(c) Airplane patterns.
(d) The meaning of a harem.

5. When Mernissi wanted information about how to do the love glance from Malika, what did Malika want for payment?
(a) Figs.
(b) Croissants.
(c) Olives.
(d) Cookies.

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

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

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

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

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

11. 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.

12. Who did Mernissi go with to the forbidden terrace on her first visit?
(a) Aunt Habiba.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Chama.
(d) Malika.

13. What is ghassoul?
(a) Mixture of henna and oil.
(b) Clay shampoo and lotion.
(c) Shampoo sold at the market.
(d) Perfume.

14. What kind of classes did Mernissi's mother want to take at the neighborhood school?
(a) Science.
(b) Literature.
(c) Literacy.
(d) Mathematics.

15. What did Mernissi want to influence with her magic spells?
(a) Her flowering plants.
(b) Her grades and her sex appeal.
(c) The presents she received.
(d) The amount of time she had to read.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose room was the forbidden terrace above?

2. When Mernissi went home from school to have lunch, what animal did she like to hug in the street?

3. What did Mernissi perform during Chama's play productions?

4. Who guarded the official means of access to the forbidden terrace?

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

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