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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7, Modesty and the Poetry of Love.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Aziza?
(a) 33 years old.
(b) 27 years old.
(c) 26 years old.
(d) 35 years old.

2. What color cummerbund would the women of the Awlad 'Ali wear around their waists?
(a) Red.
(b) Brown.
(c) White.
(d) Black.

3. From what country did the Awlad 'Ali migrate?
(a) Sudan.
(b) Saudi Arabia.
(c) Chad.
(d) Libya.

4. What types of trees surrounded crude structures at the edge of the Western desert?
(a) Almond Trees.
(b) Sycamore trees.
(c) Dwarf fig trees.
(d) Olive Trees.

5. In the "Alexandria Quartet," what was a Bedouin youth carrying on his head?
(a) A bucket of water.
(b) A wrapped bundle.
(c) A crate of wild birds.
(d) A clay pot.

Short Answer Questions

1. What changed the Haj's mother's attitude toward Lila?

2. Who helped Lila finally begin to interpret the poems she was hearing?

3. How many of the adults in the community where Lila lived had been officially divorced at least once?

4. When did a German explorer publish ghinnawas?

5. How many wives was a wealthy man reputed to have married in his lifetime?

(see the answer key)

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