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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. Who is Fatima Mernissi?

2. Why did Mernissi cover her hair with her mother's scarf at the public baths?

3. What did Mernissi and her cousin sleep on when they stayed overnight with Aunt Habiba?

4. Who told Mernissi that she should never accept inequality because it was not logical?

5. What route did Mernissi take to secretly escape her house in Fez?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Mernissi describe the Germans?

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

4. Why did Mernissi admire Asmahan?

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

6. Describe Aunt Habiba's room.

7. Why did Lalla Radia believe that harems were wonderful?

8. Describe Zin's physical appearance.

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the symbolism of the forbidden terrace. Why did the children and depressed women wish to go to the terrace? How did lives seem to change and grow because of the terrace?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Mernissi and Samir's relationship. What did they share when they were young and how did it change when Mernissi turned nine? What caused the rift between them?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Mina's role in Mernissi's life. What important lesson did Mina share with Mernissi? How did Mernissi test her physical and mental endurance so she could overcome fear as Mina had?

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