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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 many children did Ahmed have?

2. What was the Egyptian feminist Huda Sha'raoui known for?

3. Who said that skin was political?

4. What does the Moroccan word "tanaqod" mean?

5. What was the drink Zeri'a made from?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Mernissi and Samir's friendship begin to deteriorate as they grew older?

2. Why was Mernissi's mother not allowed to go to literacy classes?

3. What does Mernissi say were the two things a woman had to do to capture a man's love?

4. What was Mernissi's reaction when she went up to the forbidden terrace?

5. Who was Princess Burdur?

6. What was Aunt Habiba's rule for the children who attended Sidi Belal's dance?

7. Why did the women of the harem attend Sidi Belal's possession dance in secret?

8. What did the big bird design Aunt Habiba was stitching symbolize to her?

9. What did Mernissi like about the nationalist school she was allowed to attend?

10. Why did Aunt Habiba visit the forbidden terrace?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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?

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