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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. How does Mernissi describe Granfather Tazi's physical form?
(a) Medium build and slim.
(b) Tall and lanky.
(c) Short.
(d) Fat.

2. What did Aunt Habiba encourage the women to believe in while she was telling stories?
(a) Family rituals.
(b) The importance of tradition.
(c) Unicorns.
(d) The power of dreams.

3. What program did the women of the harem like to listen to on the radio?
(a) BBC.
(b) Soap Operas.
(c) News.
(d) Radio Cairo.

4. What was unusual about the bracelets Tamou wore the day she arrived at the farm?
(a) They had points sticking out of them.
(b) They made a beautiful musical sound.
(c) They were solid gold.
(d) There were so many she could not lift her arm.

5. What did Mernissi's mother like to do in order to eat dinner alone with her family?
(a) Take weekend trips.
(b) Get take-out.
(c) Moonlight picnics on the terrace.
(d) Go to a restaurant.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Asmahan?

2. What did Mernissi and her cousin sleep on when they stayed overnight with Aunt Habiba?

3. What was the "djellaba" that Mernissi's mother wanted to wear?

4. Who was Krisha?

5. Who helped Mernissi get permission to go to the movies as a child?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Chama enjoy doing?

2. What was life like for Mernissi in the upstairs quarters of her home?

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

4. Why did the women of the farm harem decide to wash the dishes in the river?

5. How did Samir usually get his way with adults?

6. How does Mernissi describe the Germans?

7. What part of communal life did Mernissi's mother hate the most?

8. How did the Mernissi harem prepare to go on a picnic in the country?

9. Describe Zin's physical appearance.

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

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