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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Adam and Eve meet again after God banished them?
(a) Mt. Nablus.
(b) Mt. Petra.
(c) Mt. Gilboa.
(d) Mt. Arafat.

2. How many wives was a wealthy man reputed to have married in his lifetime?
(a) 52.
(b) 32.
(c) 47.
(d) 29.

3. In the Bedouin community where Lila lived, how many times a day did the men try to pray?
(a) 2.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

4. How many children did the man, who was criticized for going to find his runaway second wife, have with his first wife?
(a) 9.
(b) 7.
(c) 5.
(d) 6.

5. In what city had the bonds between Bedouin kin been weakened in favor of those between neighbors?
(a) Marsa Matruh.
(b) Tubruq.
(c) El Moderian.
(d) Sidi Barrani.

Short Answer Questions

1. What tragedy had a middle-aged wife of a powerful tribal leader experienced two and a half years before she recited a poem to Lila?

2. In a story told to Lila about loving daughters and abusive and heartless sons, how many daughters did a woman have?

3. When did the Awlad 'Ali migrate into Egypt?

4. Who was the man who was criticized for going to find a runaway second wife?

5. What types of trees did the Awlad 'Ali plant?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did the Awlad 'Ali describe fondly about their lives in the desert?

2. What did a woman whose daughter was about to marry a respected man in the camp say that her daughter wanted in a man?

3. What was the difference that a woman might feel during a pregnancy depending on whether she was carrying a boy or a girl?

4. In what behavior would a good bride engage in on her wedding day?

5. Why might a woman have no choice, but to obey her husband?

6. How did Nafla resist an unwanted marriage when she was fourteen?

7. How did the Awlad 'Ali obtain water for their daily needs?

8. In the past, what was the relationship between the Awlad 'Ali and the Mrabtin?

9. How were brides carried from her natal home in the past and when Lila lived with the Awlad 'Ali?

10. How does a modest woman show virtuous womanhood?

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