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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. How does Mernissi describe "Hanan"?

2. What did Zin and Jawad wear when they went to the movies?

3. Who was Asmahan?

4. Who was Leila Mourad?

5. What did Mernissi's mother say to Mernissi when she tried to rebel against her?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why did Mernissi admire Asmahan?

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

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

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

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

8. Describe Zin's physical appearance.

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

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

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

Explain how Mernissi's father tried to balance his belief in traditional values with accepting his wife's yearning for a freer, more independent life. Choose three examples that show his support for her.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Mernissi's mother's search for happiness. In her restricted world, what choices did she make to try and improve her life? What did she tell her daughter about happiness?

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