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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what age did Awlad 'Ali girls marry?
(a) 14 to 18.
(b) 13 to 17.
(c) 15 to 20.
(d) 17 to 25.

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

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

4. What was the year when the Haj had his first romance?
(a) 1949.
(b) 1950.
(c) 1952.
(d) 1951.

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

6. Which particular gift given to her husband's new bride did the first wife Mabruka resent?
(a) A pair of Western-style sandals.
(b) Western-style jewelry.
(c) A veil.
(d) A belt.

7. 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 first wife was not able to have children.
(c) His first wife kept giving birth to sickly children.
(d) His father insisted that he take another wife.

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

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

10. During Lila's stay among the Awlad 'Ali, how many ghinnawas did she record?
(a) 520.
(b) 475.
(c) 450.
(d) 375.

11. 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.

12. What was a theme in the songs between two women that Lila captured on tape?
(a) Love.
(b) Patience.
(c) Acceptance.
(d) Wisdom.

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

14. From what tribe was the girl that the Haj loved when he was young?
(a) Ghamid tribe.
(b) Zaab tribe.
(c) Harb tribe.
(d) Mrabit tribe.

15. In a love story told in Chapter 8, what happened to a woodcutter?
(a) He cut off his hand.
(b) He was blinded.
(c) He sliced his fingers.
(d) He cut off his foot.

Short Answer Questions

1. What emotion about her husband's second marriage did Mabruka's poetry reveal?

2. In ghinnawas, what did the word 'agl mean to the Bedouin?

3. When an individual wrote a poem about personal experiences, with whom did the writer identify?

4. How many syllables are in ghinnawas?

5. Where had Aziza's husband been working when they marry?

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