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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, Identity in Relationships.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From what country did the Awlad 'Ali migrate?
(a) Chad.
(b) Libya.
(c) Sudan.
(d) Saudi Arabia.

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

3. What types of trees did the Awlad 'Ali plant?
(a) Willow and mulberry trees.
(b) Olive and almond trees.
(c) Palm and date trees.
(d) Sycamore and lotus trees.

4. 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) Lost her only son.
(b) Her husband was killed.
(c) Her brother died.
(d) Her daughter died.

5. What lake could one smell after crossing a one-lane bridge leading from Alexandria to the desert?
(a) Lake Idku.
(b) Lake Nasser.
(c) Lake Timsah.
(d) Lake Mariut.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was the Haj, head of the household, where Lila lived?

2. When did Lila's new life begin to seem natural, so she felt as if she belonged with the Awlad 'Ali?

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

4. Who helped Lila finally begin to interpret the poems she was hearing?

5. In the section "Identification and Sharing," why did a woman threaten to leave her husband?

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