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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where had Aziza's husband been working when they marry?
(a) Libya.
(b) Cairo.
(c) Alexandria.
(d) Egypt.

3. What were two women doing when Lila captured their conversation and songs on tape?
(a) Doing laundry.
(b) Caring for children.
(c) Visiting neighbors.
(d) Sewing a tent.

4. 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 uncle.
(b) Her brother.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her cousin.

5. When Rashid's second wife ran away, who does Rashid blame?
(a) His brother.
(b) His first wife.
(c) A woman in the household.
(d) A child in the household.

6. In a love story in Chapter 8, where did a boy and girl in love with each other meet ?
(a) In the desert.
(b) At the tent of an uncle.
(c) At the tent of a cousin.
(d) At the tent of an old lady.

7. What did Mabruka refuse to accept when Rashid married another wife?
(a) Special wine.
(b) A new tent.
(c) Wedding gifts due her.
(d) Special clothing.

8. When Fayga was taken to visit her father, why did she wish to stay longer?
(a) To see a sister.
(b) To see a cousin.
(c) To see an uncle.
(d) To see a younger brother.

9. What analogy was often drawn in poetry?
(a) An analogy between the poet and brothers.
(b) An analogy between the poet and the tribe.
(c) An analogy between the poet and sisters.
(d) An analogy between the poet and young children.

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

11. What primary emotion is featured in ghinnawas?
(a) Joy.
(b) Sadness.
(c) Grief.
(d) Happiness.

12. Why did Aziza not remarry?
(a) Because her brother would not allow her to remarry.
(b) Because her husband had been abusive.
(c) Because her father would not allow her to remarry.
(d) Because she was raising her son.

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

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

15. How old was the Haj when he finally married?
(a) 35.
(b) 30.
(c) 25.
(d) 40.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many wives does Aziza's brother have?

3. What did many poems explicitly request?

4. What illness did Aziza have?

5. Who was the person usually most responsible for preventing love matches?

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