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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the camp where Lila lived, how many adults were in the fourteen households that made up the camp?
(a) 58.
(b) 53.
(c) 47.
(d) 42.

2. What tribes were the true Awlad 'Ali?
(a) Beni-Hasan.
(b) Sa'adi.
(c) Al Adwan.
(d) Rwala.

3. How many children did the man, who was criticized for going to find his runaway second wife, have with his first wife?
(a) 5.
(b) 6.
(c) 9.
(d) 7.

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

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

6. What crop did the Awlad 'Ali sow yearly?
(a) Barley.
(b) Wheat.
(c) Oats.
(d) Flax.

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

8. After a feast for a neighbor who returned from a pilgrimage, what did Lila and some adolescent girls do?
(a) Collected firewood.
(b) Carried water.
(c) Prepared food.
(d) Sewed.

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

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

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

12. What was a man who needed women called?
(a) A skunk.
(b) A dog.
(c) A donkey.
(d) A turkey.

13. What were women said to fear?
(a) Hunger.
(b) Birth.
(c) The dark.
(d) Loss.

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

15. When did the Awlad 'Ali migrate to the desert?
(a) Summer.
(b) Spring.
(c) Fall.
(d) Winter.

Short Answer Questions

1. During the first few months that Lila lived with the Awlad 'Ali, how often would Lila travel to Cairo?

2. When did Lila live with the Awlad 'Ali?

3. What nickname did foreigners give Alexandrian taxis?

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

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

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