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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. What part of the body was frequently mentioned in ghinnawas?
(a) Heart.
(b) Arm.
(c) Eye.
(d) Back.

2. How was the ghinnawa divisible?
(a) Into a caesura.
(b) Into a hemistiche.
(c) Into a couplet.
(d) Into a dactyl.

3. When did Lila live with the Awlad 'Ali?
(a) March 1978 to November 1980.
(b) January 1976 to March 1978.
(c) October 1978 to May 1980.
(d) April 1981 to June 1983.

4. What was a theme in the songs between two women that Lila captured on tape?
(a) Acceptance.
(b) Wisdom.
(c) Patience.
(d) Love.

5. On page 120, what wild edible green do the children gather?
(a) Epazote.
(b) Khubbeza.
(c) Quelite.
(d) Cress.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many syllables are in ghinnawas?

2. What did Mabruka refuse to accept when Rashid married another wife?

3. How old was the runaway second wife of the husband who was criticized for going to find her?

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

5. How old was Nafla when her family tried to force her into a marriage?

(see the answer key)

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