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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When an old woman suddenly died, what did some suggest her husband had done?
(a) Hit her over the head.
(b) Beat her.
(c) Strangled her.
(d) Choked her.

3. How many lines do ghinnawas have?
(a) 4.
(b) 1.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

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

5. In a photograph on page 192, what did women use as a windbreak?
(a) Old olive oil tin.
(b) A board.
(c) Branches.
(d) A hubcap.

6. What type of occasions would elders avoid so as not to hear ghinnawas publicly sung?
(a) Courtship ceremonies.
(b) Women's gatherings.
(c) Sheep shearings.
(d) Births of babies.

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

8. With whom did women share poems?
(a) With their fathers.
(b) Close kinswomen or women they know well.
(c) With their brothers.
(d) With their husbands.

9. What upset Migdim when she came to stay in the household where Lila was living?
(a) That she was given no bedding.
(b) That she was given leftovers.
(c) That she was not greeted when she arrived.
(d) That she was shunted from room to room.

10. What was the only thing that Lila was usually able to tape record?
(a) Private concerts.
(b) Funerals.
(c) Business transactions.
(d) Wedding festivities.

11. How many of the adults in the community where Lila lived had been officially divorced at least once?
(a) Over 1/3.
(b) Over 1/2.
(c) 2/3.
(d) 1/4.

12. Along with other Muslims, where do the Awlad 'Ali believe children go when they die?
(a) Hell.
(b) Paradise.
(c) Heaven.
(d) A place between heaven and hell.

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

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

15. How many years before Lila's arrival had a young man been murdered?
(a) 8 years.
(b) 5 years.
(c) 7 years.
(d) 6 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the theme of the first song and poem Fayga shared with Lila?

2. In a love story in Chapter 8, who killed a girl when she wailed and cried over the death of the boy she loved?

3. When Fayga was taken to visit her father, why did she wish to stay longer?

4. 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?

5. What was a reason Rashid might have taken a second wife?

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