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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 unusual about the bracelets Tamou wore the day she arrived at the farm?
(a) There were so many she could not lift her arm.
(b) They had points sticking out of them.
(c) They were solid gold.
(d) They made a beautiful musical sound.

2. What instrument did Uncle Karim play?
(a) Cello.
(b) Violin.
(c) Piano.
(d) Lute.

3. What does the anxiety prayer "Ya Latif" mean?
(a) Peace.
(b) Laughter.
(c) O Sensitive One.
(d) Love.

4. What day did Mernissi and her cousin visit Aunt Habiba?
(a) Saturdays.
(b) Mondays.
(c) Wednesdays.
(d) Fridays.

5. As a child, who did Mernissi have to wait for in order to go into the courtyard in the morning?
(a) Father.
(b) Aunt.
(c) Mother.
(d) Cousin.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In what city was Mernissi born?

3. Where did the women on Tazi's farm do the dishes in the summer?

4. Why did Mernissi's father make the harem's youth stay with him on his brother's farm during the summer holidays?

5. What did Grandfather Tazi have built for Tamou after she became one of his wives?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What did Chama enjoy doing?

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

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