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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. When Lila did her fieldwork, how many of the five core household heads married paternal first cousins?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 1.

2. When Lila left, how many children did the Haj have?
(a) 16.
(b) 15.
(c) 18.
(d) 21.

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

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

5. During the first few months that Lila lived with the Awlad 'Ali, how often would Lila travel to Cairo?
(a) Every other month.
(b) Once a month.
(c) Every week.
(d) Every 2-3 weeks.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Lila's host mysteriously absent for a period?

2. What lake could one smell after crossing a one-lane bridge leading from Alexandria to the desert?

3. What would ewes have been fed in the desert?

4. What city did Lila spend time in while waiting for her father to arrive in Egypt?

5. Who gave the Awlad 'Ali rights to land in the Western desert in the nineteenth century?

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