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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. 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 brother died.
(c) Her daughter died.
(d) Her husband was killed.

2. In the section "Identification and Sharing," why did a woman threaten to leave her husband?
(a) Because he hit her.
(b) Because he mistreated a child.
(c) Because he took another wife.
(d) Because he slurred her father's name.

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

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

5. Which direction did Lila travel from Alexandria to reach the area where the Awald 'Ali lived?
(a) East.
(b) North.
(c) South.
(d) West.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the ancestors of the Awlad 'Ali sweep through North Africa?

2. Before Lila arrived, how long had it been since the Awlad 'Ali migrated to the desert?

3. From what country did the Awlad 'Ali migrate?

4. When Lila left, how many children did the Haj have?

5. When did military rule of the Western desert end?

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