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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) 47.
(b) 58.
(c) 53.
(d) 42.

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

3. In Bedouin ideology, what determined a man's authority?
(a) Force.
(b) Moral worthiness.
(c) Ascribed position.
(d) Ancestry.

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

5. What color was the compound where Lila lived with the Awlad 'Ali?
(a) White.
(b) Pink.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Light blue.

Short Answer Questions

1. During Lila's stay among the Awlad 'Ali, how many ghinnawas did she record?

2. When was Lila's host mysteriously absent for a period?

3. When a girl of about seventeen died, who did her family blame?

4. What upset Migdim when she came to stay in the household where Lila was living?

5. How old was the man who was criticized for going to find a runaway second wife?

(see the answer key)

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