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Dreams of Trespass: Tales of a Harem Girlhood Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

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

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 did Asmahan always wear around her neck?
(a) Pearl necklace.
(b) Scarf.
(c) Diamond necklace.
(d) Black fedora.

4. What did Mernissi come to associate wearing caftans with during her childhood?
(a) Wearing to picnics.
(b) Everyday wear.
(c) Religious festivals.
(d) Dressing up for birthday parties.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Leila Mourad?

2. What day did Mernissi and her cousin visit Aunt Habiba?

3. How does Mernissi describe the harem she lived in in Fez?

4. In what year did Tamou arrive at Grandfather Tazi's farm?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why did Mernissi admire Asmahan?

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

4. What did the women of the harem do so they could listen to the radio?

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

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

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

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

9. Why did Lalla Radia believe that harems were wonderful?

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

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