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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. Where did a youth from the Awlad 'Ali community go to have a serious operation?
(a) Cairo.
(b) Minya.
(c) Aswan.
(d) Alexandria.

2. What tragedy had a middle-aged wife of a powerful tribal leader experienced two and a half years before she recited a poem to Lila?
(a) Lost her only son.
(b) Her husband was killed.
(c) Her brother died.
(d) Her daughter died.

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

4. When did the ancestors of the Awlad 'Ali sweep through North Africa?
(a) 12th century.
(b) 13th century.
(c) 10th century.
(d) 11th century.

5. What were two women doing when Lila captured their conversation and songs on tape?
(a) Caring for children.
(b) Doing laundry.
(c) Visiting neighbors.
(d) Sewing a tent.

Short Answer Questions

1. What drapes over the tent or automobile that carries a bride to her new home?

2. How many syllables are in ghinnawas?

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

4. What word described a Bedouin man's years of youth?

5. What were women said to fear?

(see the answer key)

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