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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 Lalla Thor's personality like?
(a) Sweet.
(b) Tender.
(c) Serious, proper, and correct.
(d) Funny and full of pranks.
2. Who was Ahmed?
(a) Teacher.
(b) Vistor from foreign land.
(c) Doorkeeper.
(d) Mernissi's brother.
3. What day did Mernissi and her cousin visit Aunt Habiba?
(a) Saturdays.
(b) Fridays.
(c) Mondays.
(d) Wednesdays.
4. What section of the harem did Mernissi's mother and Chama walk in to get to the movies?
(a) Elderly section.
(b) Rebel's.
(c) With the children.
(d) Men's.
5. How does Mernissi describe "Hanan"?
(a) Educational program.
(b) Spicy food.
(c) Political uprising.
(d) Moroccan emotional quality.
Short Answer Questions
1. At what time did the doorkeeper in Mernissi's childhood home turn off the stair lights at night?
2. What was Mernissi's father's favorite drink?
3. What was Yaya's favorite color?
4. What did Yasmina like to do that caused Grandfather Tazi to think she was eccentric?
5. What kind of transportation did Mernissi's father and uncle use when she was a young child?
Short Essay Questions
1. How did the Mernissi harem prepare to go on a picnic in the country?
2. What did Mernissi's mother say to her daughter about rebelling against her?
3. How did the harem in the city differ from the one at Mernissi's grandfather's farm?
4. Why did Lalla Radia believe that harems were wonderful?
5. Why does Mernissi call Aunt Habiba the "high priestess of imagination"?
6. What was Mernissi's mother's reaction when Mernissi wore her head scarf?
7. Why did the women of the farm harem decide to wash the dishes in the river?
8. What did the women of the harem do so they could listen to the radio?
9. How does Mernissi describe the French soldiers who patrolled the streets outside her house?
10. What was Ahmed's role in the Mernissi household?
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