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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 the Awlad 'Ali migrate to the desert?
(a) Fall.
(b) Winter.
(c) Spring.
(d) Summer.

2. What tragedy had a middle-aged wife of a powerful tribal leader experienced two and a half years before she recited a poem to Lila?
(a) Her brother died.
(b) Lost her only son.
(c) Her husband was killed.
(d) Her daughter died.

3. What were two women doing when Lila captured their conversation and songs on tape?
(a) Doing laundry.
(b) Visiting neighbors.
(c) Sewing a tent.
(d) Caring for children.

4. When did Lila first realize the sensitive nature of the poems recited by the women?
(a) When Lila heard a poem at a birth.
(b) When Lila heard a poem at a wedding.
(c) When a shepherd's wife recited one of these poems.
(d) When Lila heard one of these poems at a funeral.

5. What color cloth would a woman in mourning tie around her waist?
(a) A white cloth.
(b) A red cloth.
(c) A black cloth.
(d) A green cloth.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In the "Alexandria Quartet," what was a Bedouin youth carrying on his head?

3. In a Bedouin story, what was God's reason for forbidding Adam and Eve to eat fruit from a particular tree?

4. What form of poetry did the ghinnawas most resemble?

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

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