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

2. Which particular gift given to her husband's new bride did the first wife Mabruka resent?
(a) Western-style jewelry.
(b) A belt.
(c) A pair of Western-style sandals.
(d) A veil.

3. Who were the ancestors of the Awlad 'Ali?
(a) Sudanese traders.
(b) Arab invaders from the Najd.
(c) Egyptians who left the cities.
(d) Nomads from Chad.

4. Before Lila arrived, how long had it been since the Awlad 'Ali migrated to the desert?
(a) 12 years.
(b) 5 years.
(c) 10 years.
(d) 7 years.

5. When Rashid's second wife ran away, who does Rashid blame?
(a) His first wife.
(b) A child in the household.
(c) A woman in the household.
(d) His brother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the only thing that Lila was usually able to tape record?

2. After a feast for a neighbor who returned from a pilgrimage, what did Lila and some adolescent girls do?

3. How would a body be prepared in proper Muslim fashion?

4. How many days did paternal relatives wail and cry at a camp where an old woman died suddenly?

5. Why did Aziza not remarry?

(see the answer key)

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