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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did a youth from the Awlad 'Ali community go to have a serious operation?
(a) Aswan.
(b) Alexandria.
(c) Minya.
(d) Cairo.

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

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

4. What color cloth would a woman in mourning tie around her waist?
(a) A red cloth.
(b) A green cloth.
(c) A white cloth.
(d) A black cloth.

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

6. What was the name of the Haj's first wife?
(a) Daija.
(b) Aadi.
(c) Gatifa.
(d) Maalini.

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

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

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

10. How many wives was a wealthy man reputed to have married in his lifetime?
(a) 29.
(b) 47.
(c) 52.
(d) 32.

11. What bird represented the Bedouin ideals of manhood?
(a) Eagle.
(b) Hawk.
(c) Osprey.
(d) Falcon.

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

13. Where did Adam and Eve meet again after God banished them?
(a) Mt. Gilboa.
(b) Mt. Petra.
(c) Mt. Arafat.
(d) Mt. Nablus.

14. During the first few months that Lila lived with the Awlad 'Ali, how often would Lila travel to Cairo?
(a) Every 2-3 weeks.
(b) Every other month.
(c) Every week.
(d) Once a month.

15. Who was the man who was criticized for going to find a runaway second wife?
(a) Tanmay.
(b) Daksha.
(c) Rashid.
(d) Efron.

Short Answer Questions

1. What colors were associated with purity and with men?

2. 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?

3. What does an unmarried girl use to cover her head?

4. Where did God banish Eve after she ate the fruit?

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

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