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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. What did Krisha's wife not like to do?

2. What game did Yasmina create to help Mernissi fall asleep in "The French Harem"?

3. In what year did Tamou arrive at Grandfather Tazi's farm?

4. What instrument did Uncle Karim play?

5. Who is Fatima Mernissi?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Aunt Habiba's room.

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

3. How did Samir usually get his way with adults?

4. Why did Mernissi admire Asmahan?

5. How did the harem in the city differ from the one at Mernissi's grandfather's farm?

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

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

8. What did Chama enjoy doing?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Chama's plays and their importance in the harem. How did they provide entertainment and knowledge? In what ways did the women discover hidden talents because of the plays?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the progress in women's rights that Mernissi witnessed during her childhood. Why did Chama think that her generation of women were being sacrificed? What change regarding dress did Mernissi's mother put into effect that changed her life for the better?

Essay Topic 3

Compare the quality of life for women in the harems in Fez and on Grandfather Tazi's farm. Who seemed to have more freedom?

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