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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, Honor and Poetic Vulnerability.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the camp where Lila lived, how many adults were in the fourteen households that made up the camp?
(a) 53.
(b) 58.
(c) 42.
(d) 47.

2. What changed the Haj's mother's attitude toward Lila?
(a) Her son's wedding.
(b) Her husband's funeral.
(c) Her daughter's wedding.
(d) Her brother's funeral.

3. How many inches of rain commonly fell in Awlad 'Ali territory?
(a) 2 to 4 inches.
(b) 1 to 2 inches.
(c) 7 to 8 inches.
(d) 5 to 6 inches.

4. What crop did the Awlad 'Ali sow yearly?
(a) Flax.
(b) Wheat.
(c) Oats.
(d) Barley.

5. Why did Aziza not remarry?
(a) Because she was raising her son.
(b) Because her brother would not allow her to remarry.
(c) Because her husband had been abusive.
(d) Because her father would not allow her to remarry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What part of the body was frequently mentioned in ghinnawas?

2. What drapes over the tent or automobile that carries a bride to her new home?

3. What did the Awlad 'Ali believe distinguished them from and made them superior to other peoples?

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. What does an unmarried girl use to cover her head?

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