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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 does Mernissi say about the men's political discussions in "The Men's Salon"?
(a) They were highly emotionally charged.
(b) Most of the men were not interested in politics.
(c) They were polite.
(d) They got mad and would sulk after discussions.

2. In what city was Mernissi born?
(a) Fez.
(b) Instanbul.
(c) Casablanca.
(d) Rome.

3. What did Yasmina say was the worst thing for a woman to be cut off from?
(a) Housework.
(b) Social time with the other wives.
(c) Nature.
(d) Learning to read.

4. Who was Krisha?
(a) Man of authority.
(b) Farmer.
(c) Driver of the harem farm women.
(d) Security guard.

5. Who was in charge of finding music on the radio in the women's harem?
(a) Aunt Habiba.
(b) Fatima.
(c) Fatima's mother.
(d) Chama.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Mernissi come to associate wearing caftans with during her childhood?

2. How many communal tables were there at Mernissi's house in Fez?

3. What kind of competitions did Tamou organize?

4. What kind of clothing did Mernissi wear when she was young?

5. What did Mernissi have to do every night as a child at sundown when the lights were turned on?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What was Ahmed's role in the Mernissi household?

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

4. Describe Aunt Habiba's room.

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

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

7. What did Mernissi like about Chama's theory about how the harem first got started?

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

9. What happened when Chama tried to follow her male cousins to the movies?

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

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