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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what time did the doorkeeper in Mernissi's childhood home turn off the stair lights at night?

2. Where did Asmahan have a beauty spot on her face?

3. Who was Leila Mourad?

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

5. What did Mernissi have trouble pronouncing when she was young?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why did Mernissi admire Asmahan?

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

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

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

8. Describe Yasmina's appearance.

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

10. Describe Zin's physical appearance.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Thor and Yasmina's relationship. Why did Yasmina dislike Thor? What did she do that angered Thor? How did Yasmina resolve the conflict?

Essay Topic 2

In what ways did the natural world play an essential role in the lives of women in this memoir? How did Mernissi respond to living on the farm as opposed to the city house? What did Yasmina tell her about the natural world and women?

Essay Topic 3

How did the appearance of American soldiers in Morocco for the first time impact the harem and their illicit activities on the terrace? Why was Mernissi's father against American products, and what did her mother have to say about women using these products?

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