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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. What project did Mabruka refuse to help with because of Rashid's second marriage?
(a) Sewing a quilt.
(b) Sewing a tent.
(c) Sewing a blanket.
(d) Sewing a dress.

2. Which particular gift given to her husband's new bride did the first wife Mabruka resent?
(a) Western-style jewelry.
(b) A veil.
(c) A belt.
(d) A pair of Western-style sandals.

3. Who wrote the "Alexandria Quartet?"
(a) David Corell.
(b) Lawrence Durrell.
(c) Robert Douchester.
(d) Philip Manchester.

4. In the "Alexandria Quartet," what was a Bedouin youth carrying on his head?
(a) A wrapped bundle.
(b) A clay pot.
(c) A bucket of water.
(d) A crate of wild birds.

5. Where did God banish Adam after he ate the fruit?
(a) To the north.
(b) To the east.
(c) To the south.
(d) To the west.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the camp where Lila lived, how many adults divorced at least once?

2. In what city had the bonds between Bedouin kin been weakened in favor of those between neighbors?

3. What beach is mentioned in the "Alexandria Quartet?"

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

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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