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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. With whom did Aziza have recurring problems?
(a) Her uncle.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her brother.

2. How far did the Western Desert stretch to the Libyan border?
(a) 600 kilometers.
(b) 1,500 kilometers.
(c) 1,000 kilometers.
(d) 500 kilometers.

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

4. When did military rule of the Western desert end?
(a) Late 1950's.
(b) Late 1940's.
(c) Late 1960's.
(d) Late 1930's.

5. How much of the Egyptian population consist of Bedouins of the Western desert when Lila did her fieldwork?
(a) 5 percent.
(b) 7 percent.
(c) 1 percent.
(d) 3 percent.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many wives does Aziza's brother have?

2. After a feast for a neighbor who returned from a pilgrimage, what did Lila and some adolescent girls do?

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

4. What project did Mabruka refuse to help with because of Rashid's second marriage?

5. In a story told to Lila about loving daughters and abusive and heartless sons, how many daughters did a woman have?

(see the answer key)

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