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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, Honor and Poetic Vulnerability.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many days did paternal relatives wail and cry at a camp where an old woman died suddenly?
(a) 1.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

2. Why was Lila's host mysteriously absent for a time?
(a) He had been arrested in Cairo.
(b) He was in prison.
(c) He was visiting kin.
(d) He was detained by government authorities.

3. What accompanied a message Mabruka sends when warning the recipient to beware?
(a) Pot of food.
(b) A blanket.
(c) A garment.
(d) A special beverage.

4. During World War II, who fought battles on Bedouin soil?
(a) Americans.
(b) Germans and British.
(c) Egyptians and Libyans.
(d) French.

5. In a story about the creation of Adam and Eve, what instrument was the Devil playing?
(a) A drum.
(b) A flute.
(c) A stringed instrument.
(d) A harmonica.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the Awlad 'Ali migrate to the desert?

2. Whose definition did Lila use to define discourse?

3. What were women said to fear?

4. What emotion about her husband's second marriage did Mabruka's poetry reveal?

5. In a folk tale, what did the food look like that a holy man gave a barren woman who asked for something to make her fertile?

(see the answer key)

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