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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. What was the name of the French city described in "The French Harem"?
(a) New France.
(b) Ville Nouvelle.
(c) Medina.
(d) Petite Paris.

2. Who was Zin?
(a) Doorkeeper.
(b) Family cook.
(c) Family gardner.
(d) Messina's cousin.

3. What did Mernissi and her cousin sleep on when they stayed overnight with Aunt Habiba?
(a) Fold-out couch.
(b) Cots.
(c) Bridal carpet.
(d) King-sized bed.

4. What rank did Lalla Thor have on Grandfather Tazi's farm?
(a) Eighth wife.
(b) Second wife.
(c) First wife.
(d) Fifth wife.

5. How many communal tables were there at Mernissi's house in Fez?
(a) One.
(b) Four.
(c) Two.
(d) Six.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Mernissi cover her hair with her mother's scarf at the public baths?

2. What instrument did Uncle Karim play?

3. What did Yasmina say was the worst thing for a woman to be cut off from?

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

5. What kind of competitions did Tamou organize?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Mernissi call Aunt Habiba the "high priestess of imagination"?

2. What did Fatima Mernissi do as a child while she waited for her mother to wake up each morning?

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

4. Why did Mernissi admire Asmahan?

5. When did Tamou arrive at Grandfather Tazi's farm?

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

7. Why did moonlight picnics make Mernissi's mother happy?

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

9. Describe Yasmina's appearance.

10. How did Grandfather Tazi try and persuade Yasmina to stop calling her duck Thor after his first wife?

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