2. When Lila has difficulty translating imagery that Makraba used in her poetry about her husband's second marriage, what are the images of? When Lila has difficulty translating imagery that Makraba used in her poetry about her husband's second marriage, what are the images of?
(a) Sleep and death.
(b) Predator and prey.
(c) Ships and harbors.
(d) Road and journey.

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

4. What type of personal relationships were of great concern among the Bedouins?
(a) Father and son relationships.
(b) Relationships between different tribes.
(c) Mother and daughter relationships.
(d) Love relationships with persons of the opposite sex.

5. What project did Mabruka refuse to help with because of Rashid's second marriage?
(a) Sewing a tent.
(b) Sewing a blanket.
(c) Sewing a dress.
(d) Sewing a quilt.

6. In a love story in Chapter 8, who killed a girl when she wailed and cried over the death of the boy she loved?
(a) Her cousin.
(b) Her father.
(c) Her brother.
(d) Her uncle.

7. In a poem recited about his second wife, what image does Rashid use?
(a) Drowning in sand.
(b) Drowning in tears.
(c) Cooking with a liquid of tears.
(d) Beating grain.

8. When a girl of about seventeen died, who did her family blame?
(a) A man who frightened her by shooting a rifle in the air.
(b) Her grandfather.
(c) A man who drove by too fast in a jeep.
(d) Her brother.

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

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

11. How many days did paternal relatives wail and cry at a camp where an old woman died suddenly?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 1.
(d) 4.

12. What does ghinnawa mean?
(a) Beautiful poem.
(b) Thoughtful poem.
(c) Little song.
(d) Quiet song.

13. What was a reason Rashid might have taken a second wife?
(a) His first wife asked him to take another wife to help her.
(b) His father insisted that he take another wife.
(c) His first wife was not able to have children.
(d) His first wife kept giving birth to sickly children.

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

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