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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) 42.
(c) 47.
(d) 58.

2. Whose definition did Lila use to define discourse?
(a) Baer.
(b) Foucault.
(c) Antoun.
(d) Collier.

3. When did the Awlad 'Ali migrate into Egypt?
(a) 13th century.
(b) 14th century.
(c) End of the 15th or 16th centuries.
(d) End of the 17th or 18th centuries.

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

5. What is the English translation of the phrase used by the Awlad 'Ali that begins the lament to mourn a death?
(a) My heart is torn.
(b) Oh, sadness.
(c) Woe is me.
(d) Pain and sorrow.

Short Answer Questions

1. When an old woman suddenly died, what did some suggest her husband had done?

2. What colors were associated with purity and with men?

3. What accompanied a message Mabruka sends when warning the recipient to beware?

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

5. During what occasion did Lila hear men sing in public?

(see the answer key)

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