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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7, Modesty and the Poetry of Love.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

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

3. In what city had the bonds between Bedouin kin been weakened in favor of those between neighbors?
(a) El Moderian.
(b) Sidi Barrani.
(c) Tubruq.
(d) Marsa Matruh.

4. What type of personal relationships were of great concern among the Bedouins?
(a) Mother and daughter relationships.
(b) Father and son relationships.
(c) Love relationships with persons of the opposite sex.
(d) Relationships between different tribes.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What part of the body was frequently mentioned in ghinnawas?

2. What does an unmarried girl use to cover her head?

3. How frequent were droughts in Awlad 'Ali territory?

4. In the Bedouin community where Lila lived, how many times a day did the men try to pray?

5. What was the year when the Haj had his first romance?

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