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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. 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 mouth.
(b) In the arm.
(c) In the back.
(d) In the chest.

3. After a feast for a neighbor who returned from a pilgrimage, what did Lila and some adolescent girls do?
(a) Collected firewood.
(b) Prepared food.
(c) Sewed.
(d) Carried water.

4. What color cummerbund would the women of the Awlad 'Ali wear around their waists?
(a) White.
(b) Black.
(c) Red.
(d) Brown.

5. What changed the Haj's mother's attitude toward Lila?
(a) Her brother's funeral.
(b) Her son's wedding.
(c) Her husband's funeral.
(d) Her daughter's wedding.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were Bedouin tents made of before the Awlad 'Ali moved into houses?

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

3. During what occasion did Lila hear men sing in public?

4. What was the standard by which status was measured and hierarchy determined in Awlad 'Ali society?

5. In a folk tale, what did the food look like that a holy man gave a barren woman who asked for something to make her fertile?

(see the answer key)

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