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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who helped Mernissi get permission to go to the movies as a child?
(a) Her father.
(b) Samir.
(c) Chama.
(d) Her mother.

2. What language did Zin master?
(a) Italian.
(b) English.
(c) Russian.
(d) French.

3. What year did Mernissi's mother give up covering her face and wearing a veil?
(a) 1956.
(b) 1959.
(c) 1943.
(d) 1930.

4. Who helped Tamou recover from her war experiences and the loss of her family?
(a) Aunt Habiba.
(b) Yasmina.
(c) Grandfather Tazi.
(d) Thor.

5. How did Mernissi get hurt the first time she tried to escape the harem?
(a) Cut her hand.
(b) Sprained her ankle.
(c) Broke her arm.
(d) Scraped her knees.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who told Mernissi that she should never accept inequality because it was not logical?

2. What book did Mernissi's mother request that her husband read to her?

3. Who was Ahmed?

4. What color uniforms did the French soldiers wear when Mernissi was young?

5. How many rows did the harem reserve for themselves at the movies?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mernissi describe the French soldiers who patrolled the streets outside her house?

2. How does Mernissi describe the Germans?

3. How did the women escape from the house by using the terrace route?

4. Why did Mernissi consider the French soldiers to be fearful of the citizens of Medina?

5. What worried Samir and Mernissi about Hitler?

6. Describe the difference between the men and women's gardens on Grandfather Tazi's farm.

7. Describe Yasmina's appearance.

8. Describe the kind of clothing Mernissi was dressed in as a child.

9. How did the harem in the city differ from the one at Mernissi's grandfather's farm?

10. Describe Zin's physical appearance.

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