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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was the Haj, head of the household, where Lila lived?
(a) About 55.
(b) Close to 50.
(c) Close to 60.
(d) About 45.

2. In what city had the bonds between Bedouin kin been weakened in favor of those between neighbors?
(a) Tubruq.
(b) Sidi Barrani.
(c) Marsa Matruh.
(d) El Moderian.

3. What illness did the Bedouin believe could be caused by fright?
(a) Polio.
(b) Tuberculosis.
(c) Hepatitis.
(d) Leukemia.

4. In a story about the creation of Adam and Eve, what instrument was the Devil playing?
(a) A flute.
(b) A harmonica.
(c) A stringed instrument.
(d) A drum.

5. Who was the man who inherited wealth, but lost respect because he submitted to his passions and chased women?
(a) Madhav.
(b) Daivik.
(c) Zariba.
(d) Babak.

6. What was closely tied to the moral nature among the Awlad 'Ali?
(a) Status.
(b) Respect.
(c) Blood.
(d) Courage.

7. In the camp where Lila lived, how many adults divorced at least once?
(a) 24.
(b) 18.
(c) 21.
(d) 17.

8. Who gave the Awlad 'Ali rights to land in the Western desert in the nineteenth century?
(a) Muhammad Abdel Halim.
(b) Ali Sadik Bey.
(c) Mohammad 'Ali.
(d) Ibrahim Pasha.

9. During what month was rain essential for the Awlad 'Ali to water their crops?
(a) Mid-January.
(b) Mid-April.
(c) Mid-December.
(d) Mid-March.

10. What would ewes have been fed in the desert?
(a) Acacia.
(b) Astragulus.
(c) Wormwood.
(d) Grasses.

11. Who were the ancestors of the Awlad 'Ali?
(a) Nomads from Chad.
(b) Sudanese traders.
(c) Egyptians who left the cities.
(d) Arab invaders from the Najd.

12. Where was a young man shot during an altercation between some Bedouin men and a group of Egyptian soldiers riding on a train through a Bedouin area?
(a) In the chest.
(b) In the arm.
(c) In the back.
(d) In the mouth.

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

14. What types of trees did the Awlad 'Ali plant?
(a) Palm and date trees.
(b) Olive and almond trees.
(c) Willow and mulberry trees.
(d) Sycamore and lotus trees.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What color cummerbund would the women of the Awlad 'Ali wear around their waists?

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

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

4. What was the Bedouin social system touted to be?

5. In the section "Identification and Sharing," why did a woman threaten to leave her husband?

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