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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 Mernissi's mother pack for the picnic that her father said to forget about bringing?

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

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

4. Who was Krisha?

5. What book did Mernissi's mother request that her husband read to her?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did moonlight picnics make Mernissi's mother happy?

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

3. Describe Zin's physical appearance.

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

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

6. How does Mernissi describe the Germans?

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

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

9. What was Mernissi's mother's reaction when Mernissi wore her head scarf?

10. Describe Aunt Habiba's room.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the meaning of frontiers in Mernissi's life. Where did she encounter them? How did they make her feel?

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

What world event did Malika misinform Mernissi and Samir about? How did they react to protect themselves? Did Mernissi's mother approve?

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