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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which direction did Lila travel from Alexandria to reach the area where the Awald 'Ali lived?
(a) South.
(b) East.
(c) North.
(d) West.

2. What did Bedouins believe would dry up a new mother's milk?
(a) Her being cursed.
(b) Her eating the wrong food.
(c) Her being exposed to an evil eye.
(d) Her being exposed to gold coins on another woman's necklace.

3. When was Lila's host mysteriously absent for a period?
(a) Six months before the end of Lila's fieldwork.
(b) For six months during the second year of Lila's fieldwork.
(c) Toward the end of Lila's time in the field.
(d) For her first two months in the field.

4. How much of the Egyptian population consist of Bedouins of the Western desert when Lila did her fieldwork?
(a) 7 percent.
(b) 1 percent.
(c) 3 percent.
(d) 5 percent.

5. What values were at the heart of the Awlad 'Ali moral system?
(a) Strength and dignity.
(b) Courage and valor.
(c) Honor and modesty.
(d) Honesty and justice.

6. In a Bedouin story, what was God's reason for forbidding Adam and Eve to eat fruit from a particular tree?
(a) It was poisonous.
(b) They would become like gods.
(c) They would die.
(d) They would live forever.

7. What changed the Haj's mother's attitude toward Lila?
(a) Her daughter's wedding.
(b) Her son's wedding.
(c) Her husband's funeral.
(d) Her brother's funeral.

8. What was the standard by which status was measured and hierarchy determined in Awlad 'Ali society?
(a) Courage.
(b) Strength or dignity.
(c) Respect.
(d) Autonomy or freedom.

9. Why was Lila's host mysteriously absent for a time?
(a) He had been arrested in Cairo.
(b) He was visiting kin.
(c) He was detained by government authorities.
(d) He was in prison.

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

11. During World War II, who fought battles on Bedouin soil?
(a) Egyptians and Libyans.
(b) French.
(c) Americans.
(d) Germans and British.

12. When Lila did her fieldwork, how many of the five core household heads married paternal first cousins?
(a) 1.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

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

14. What beverage is mentioned in the "Alexandria Quartet?"
(a) Beer.
(b) Lemonade.
(c) Coffee.
(d) Tea.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where did a youth from the Awlad 'Ali community go to have a serious operation?

3. What types of trees did the Awlad 'Ali plant?

4. Who were the ancestors of the Awlad 'Ali?

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

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