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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 a folk tale, what did the food look like that a holy man gave a barren woman who asked for something to make her fertile?
(a) Eggs.
(b) Porridge.
(c) Greens.
(d) Milk.

2. What German explorer published ghinnawas?
(a) J. C. Ewald Falls.
(b) D. E. Eberhardt Reinhold.
(c) Manfried Siegfried.
(d) David Reinhardt.

3. During what occasion did Lila hear men sing in public?
(a) Wedding.
(b) Sheep shearing.
(c) Circumcision.
(d) Funeral.

4. After the senior magnate questioned family members about the sudden death of an old woman, what causes were suggested for her death?
(a) Sadness because her daughter had died.
(b) A heart attack.
(c) A broken heart because her son died.
(d) A stroke.

5. In a story told to Lila about loving daughters and abusive and heartless sons, how many daughters did a woman have?
(a) 8.
(b) 11.
(c) 7.
(d) 9.

Short Answer Questions

1. In a poem recited about his second wife, what image does Rashid use?

2. What were two women doing when Lila captured their conversation and songs on tape?

3. How old was Aziza?

4. Of the ghinnawas that Lila recorded when she stayed with the Awlad 'Ali, how many were duplicates?

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

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