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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. Where did the women on Tazi's farm do the dishes in the summer?
(a) River.
(b) Lake.
(c) Stream.
(d) House.

2. Who helped Tamou recover from her war experiences and the loss of her family?
(a) Yasmina.
(b) Thor.
(c) Aunt Habiba.
(d) Grandfather Tazi.

3. At what time did the doorkeeper in Mernissi's childhood home turn off the stair lights at night?
(a) 10 p.m.
(b) 8 p.m.
(c) 9 p.m.
(d) Midnight.

4. What was the "djellaba" that Mernissi's mother wanted to wear?
(a) Pants that the nationalists' wives wore.
(b) Men's coat that allowed for freedom of walking.
(c) Dress styled on western fashions.
(d) Caftan.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Mernissi's mother do before going to the movies?

2. What did Mernissi fear about going down the dark stairs at night in her childhood home?

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

4. What instrument did Uncle Karim play?

5. What program did the women of the harem like to listen to on the radio?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Did Yasmina feel close to her co-wives?

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

4. What worried Samir and Mernissi about Hitler?

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

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

7. Describe Yasmina's appearance.

8. Why did Yasmina and the other co-wives admire Tamou?

9. What did Mernissi's mother say to her daughter about rebelling against her?

10. How did the women escape from the house by using the terrace route?

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