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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 man who was criticized for going to find a runaway second wife?
(a) Early 50's.
(b) Early 40's.
(c) Late 60's.
(d) Late 30's.

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

3. How old was Nafla when her family tried to force her into a marriage?
(a) 20.
(b) 14
(c) 16.
(d) 18.

4. In the desert, what animal did they hunt at night?
(a) Game birds.
(b) Wild hares.
(c) Gazelles.
(d) Wild dogs.

5. At what age was a Bedouin man considered beyond the passions of youth?
(a) 40.
(b) 35.
(c) 50.
(d) 45.

6. Where did God banish Adam after he ate the fruit?
(a) To the west.
(b) To the south.
(c) To the north.
(d) To the east.

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

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

9. How old was the man who lost respect because he submitted to his passions and chased women?
(a) 40's.
(b) 30's.
(c) 50's.
(d) 60's.

10. When did military rule of the Western desert end?
(a) Late 1930's.
(b) Late 1950's.
(c) Late 1960's.
(d) Late 1940's.

11. 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 back.
(c) In the mouth.
(d) In the arm.

12. What beach is mentioned in the "Alexandria Quartet?"
(a) Makadi.
(b) Bourg El Arab.
(c) Hurghada.
(d) Na'ama.

13. What lake could one smell after crossing a one-lane bridge leading from Alexandria to the desert?
(a) Lake Nasser.
(b) Lake Idku.
(c) Lake Mariut.
(d) Lake Timsah.

14. What form of poetry did the ghinnawas most resemble?
(a) An Italian canzone.
(b) Japanese haiku.
(c) A cinquain.
(d) A quatrain.

15. When did Lila's new life begin to seem natural, so she felt as if she belonged with the Awlad 'Ali?
(a) After 6 months.
(b) After 12 months.
(c) After 18 months.
(d) After 15 months.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the Bedouin community where Lila lived, how many times a day did the men try to pray?

2. During what month was rain essential for the Awlad 'Ali to water their crops?

3. How far did the Western Desert stretch to the Libyan border?

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

5. What values were at the heart of the Awlad 'Ali moral system?

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