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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With whom did Aziza have recurring problems?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her brother.
(c) Her uncle.
(d) Her father.

2. Who did Mabruka, Rashid's first wife, blame for Rashid's second marriage?
(a) Her husband's uncle.
(b) Her brother-in-law.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her uncle.

3. In a love story told in Chapter 8, what grew from the graves of a boy and girl who loved each other?
(a) Geraniums.
(b) Palms.
(c) Acacias.
(d) Astragalus.

4. In ghinnawas, what did the word 'agl mean to the Bedouin?
(a) Body.
(b) Soul.
(c) Mind.
(d) Heart.

5. In what point of view do they write ghinnawas?
(a) 1st person omniscient.
(b) 1st person limited.
(c) 2nd person.
(d) 3rd person.

6. At what age did Awlad 'Ali boys marry?
(a) 18 to 25.
(b) 20 to 40.
(c) 20 to 35.
(d) 16 to 30.

7. In a love story told in Chapter 8, how far was a girl buried from the grave of her love?
(a) About 1/2 kilometer.
(b) About 3 kilometers.
(c) About a kilometer.
(d) About 2 kilometers.

8. When did a German explorer publish ghinnawas?
(a) 1921.
(b) 1906.
(c) 1910.
(d) 1926.

9. What is the English translation of the phrase used by the Awlad 'Ali that begins the lament to mourn a death?
(a) My heart is torn.
(b) Oh, sadness.
(c) Pain and sorrow.
(d) Woe is me.

10. In an age of trucks, what did wealthy men maintain even though they were obsolete?
(a) Sheep herds.
(b) Camel herds.
(c) Goat herds.
(d) Cow herds.

11. The absence of what was marked by sharing of poetry between individuals?
(a) Hasham.
(b) Thesham.
(c) Yithashshamu.
(d) Tahashsham.

12. How did women feel if men heard them singing or reciting poetry?
(a) Frustrated.
(b) Angry.
(c) Embarrassed.
(d) Sad.

13. What was the theme of the first song and poem Fayga shared with Lila?
(a) The longing to marry another.
(b) Her unhappiness living in her mother's tent.
(c) Undesirability of polygyny.
(d) Dissatisfaction with her husband.

14. What accompanied a message Mabruka sends when warning the recipient to beware?
(a) A special beverage.
(b) A garment.
(c) Pot of food.
(d) A blanket.

15. What did the Awlad 'Ali believe should be evoked by beautiful poetry?
(a) Laughter.
(b) Joy.
(c) Tears.
(d) Sorrow.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the senior magnate questioned family members about the sudden death of an old woman, what causes were suggested for her death?

2. A word the Haj used to refer to a married woman he loved shared the same root word with which other word of the choices?

3. How many days did paternal relatives wail and cry at a camp where an old woman died suddenly?

4. Which particular gift given to her husband's new bride did the first wife Mabruka resent?

5. How many syllables are in ghinnawas?

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