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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, The Poetry of Personal Life.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the camp where Lila lived, how many adults divorced at least once?
(a) 18.
(b) 21.
(c) 24.
(d) 17.

2. What does ghinnawa mean?
(a) Thoughtful poem.
(b) Beautiful poem.
(c) Quiet song.
(d) Little song.

3. Where was a young man shot during an altercation between some Bedouin men and a group of Egyptian soldiers riding on a train through a Bedouin area?
(a) In the chest.
(b) In the mouth.
(c) In the arm.
(d) In the back.

4. Before Lila arrived, how long had it been since the Awlad 'Ali migrated to the desert?
(a) 7 years.
(b) 12 years.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 10 years.

5. What colors were associated with purity and with men?
(a) White and green.
(b) Black and red.
(c) Blue and white.
(d) Yellow and red.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Adam and Eve meet again after God banished them?

2. What types of trees did the Awlad 'Ali plant?

3. During the first few months that Lila lived with the Awlad 'Ali, how often would Lila travel to Cairo?

4. How old was the man who was criticized for going to find a runaway second wife?

5. What were the client tribes called?

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