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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. In a photograph on page 192, what did women use as a windbreak?
(a) Old olive oil tin.
(b) Branches.
(c) A board.
(d) A hubcap.

2. What did Mabruka refuse to accept when Rashid married another wife?
(a) A new tent.
(b) Special clothing.
(c) Wedding gifts due her.
(d) Special wine.

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

4. How many inches of rain commonly fell in Awlad 'Ali territory?
(a) 1 to 2 inches.
(b) 7 to 8 inches.
(c) 2 to 4 inches.
(d) 5 to 6 inches.

5. When a girl of about seventeen died, who did her family blame?
(a) Her grandfather.
(b) Her brother.
(c) A man who drove by too fast in a jeep.
(d) A man who frightened her by shooting a rifle in the air.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color cloth would a woman in mourning tie around her waist?

2. Where did God banish Eve after she ate the fruit?

3. From what country did the Awlad 'Ali migrate?

4. Who were the ancestors of the Awlad 'Ali?

5. How frequent were droughts in Awlad 'Ali territory?

(see the answer key)

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