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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. When did Lila's new life begin to seem natural, so she felt as if she belonged with the Awlad 'Ali?
(a) After 12 months.
(b) After 15 months.
(c) After 18 months.
(d) After 6 months.

2. In the Bedouin community where Lila lived, how many times a day did the men try to pray?
(a) 5.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

3. What were women said to fear?
(a) Loss.
(b) Birth.
(c) The dark.
(d) Hunger.

4. In the section "Identification and Sharing," why did a woman threaten to leave her husband?
(a) Because he took another wife.
(b) Because he hit her.
(c) Because he mistreated a child.
(d) Because he slurred her father's name.

5. What nickname did foreigners give Alexandrian taxis?
(a) Flying coffins.
(b) Death traps.
(c) Speeding coffins.
(d) Death wagons.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was the Haj, head of the household, where Lila lived?

2. What was a theme in the songs between two women that Lila captured on tape?

3. At what age was a Bedouin man considered beyond the passions of youth?

4. What were the client tribes called?

5. When did the ancestors of the Awlad 'Ali sweep through North Africa?

(see the answer key)

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