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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. In a photograph on page 192, what did women use as a windbreak?
(a) Branches.
(b) A board.
(c) A hubcap.
(d) Old olive oil tin.

2. When Lila has difficulty translating imagery that Makraba used in her poetry about her husband's second marriage, what are the images of? When Lila has difficulty translating imagery that Makraba used in her poetry about her husband's second marriage, what are the images of?
(a) Road and journey.
(b) Sleep and death.
(c) Predator and prey.
(d) Ships and harbors.

3. What did the Awlad 'Ali believe distinguished them from and made them superior to other peoples?
(a) Peace.
(b) Virtue.
(c) Morality.
(d) Honor.

4. What pious activity was forbidden to menstruating women?
(a) Prayer.
(b) Fasting.
(c) A pilgrimage.
(d) Giving alms.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How far did the Western Desert stretch to the Libyan border?

2. What illness did Aziza have?

3. Which direction did Lila travel from Alexandria to reach the area where the Awald 'Ali lived?

4. In the desert, what animal did they hunt at night?

5. How many syllables are in ghinnawas?

(see the answer key)

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