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

3. 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.

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

5. 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 arm.
(b) In the chest.
(c) In the back.
(d) In the mouth.

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

7. What colors were associated with uncleanliness and women?
(a) Red and blue.
(b) Black and white.
(c) Red and black.
(d) Green and blue.

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

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

10. How far did the Western Desert stretch to the Libyan border?
(a) 1,500 kilometers.
(b) 1,000 kilometers.
(c) 500 kilometers.
(d) 600 kilometers.

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

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

13. Who wrote the "Alexandria Quartet?"
(a) Lawrence Durrell.
(b) Philip Manchester.
(c) David Corell.
(d) Robert Douchester.

14. When did Lila first realize the sensitive nature of the poems recited by the women?
(a) When a shepherd's wife recited one of these poems.
(b) When Lila heard a poem at a wedding.
(c) When Lila heard a poem at a birth.
(d) When Lila heard one of these poems at a funeral.

15. When Lila left, how many children did the Haj have?
(a) 16.
(b) 15.
(c) 21.
(d) 18.