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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. How was the ghinnawa divisible?
(a) Into a dactyl.
(b) Into a hemistiche.
(c) Into a couplet.
(d) Into a caesura.

2. How many children did the man, who was criticized for going to find his runaway second wife, have with his first wife?
(a) 6.
(b) 9.
(c) 5.
(d) 7.

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

4. What primary emotion is featured in ghinnawas?
(a) Sadness.
(b) Grief.
(c) Joy.
(d) Happiness.

5. Which direction did Lila travel from Alexandria to reach the area where the Awald 'Ali lived?
(a) North.
(b) South.
(c) West.
(d) East.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Lila left, how many children did the Haj have?

2. In a folktale, when a man gave birth, what carried the baby away?

3. What drapes over the tent or automobile that carries a bride to her new home?

4. What was the name of the Haj's first wife?

5. What did Bedouins believe would dry up a new mother's milk?

(see the answer key)

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