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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, Modesty, Gender, and Sexuality.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When did Lila's new life begin to seem natural, so she felt as if she belonged with the Awlad 'Ali?
(a) After 6 months.
(b) After 12 months.
(c) After 18 months.
(d) After 15 months.

3. When did Lila live with the Awlad 'Ali?
(a) March 1978 to November 1980.
(b) October 1978 to May 1980.
(c) January 1976 to March 1978.
(d) April 1981 to June 1983.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How frequent were droughts in Awlad 'Ali territory?

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

3. In a folktale, when a man gave birth, what carried the baby away?

4. Where was a young man shot during an altercation between some Bedouin men and a group of Egyptian soldiers riding on a train through a Bedouin area?

5. In a folktale, what did Muhammad buh Sultan send to be watered at the spring where a beautiful girl lived?

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