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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 would ewes have been fed in the desert?
(a) Astragulus.
(b) Grasses.
(c) Wormwood.
(d) Acacia.

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

3. Whose definition did Lila use to define discourse?
(a) Baer.
(b) Collier.
(c) Antoun.
(d) Foucault.

4. How old was Migdim?
(a) 40's.
(b) 60's.
(c) 50's.
(d) 70's.

5. When a girl of about seventeen died, which male relative cried at the funeral?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her grandfather.
(c) Her brother.
(d) Her uncle.

Short Answer Questions

1. On page 120, what wild edible green do the children gather?

2. Before Lila arrived, how long had it been since the Awlad 'Ali migrated to the desert?

3. Which particular gift given to her husband's new bride did the first wife Mabruka resent?

4. What were women said to fear?

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

(see the answer key)

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