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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. How old was the runaway second wife of the husband who was criticized for going to find her?
(a) 15 to 20 years younger than her husband.
(b) 7 years younger than her husband.
(c) 12 years younger than her husband.
(d) 5 to 10 years younger than her husband.

2. What crop did the Awlad 'Ali sow yearly?
(a) Flax.
(b) Barley.
(c) Wheat.
(d) Oats.

3. What illness did the Bedouin believe could be caused by fright?
(a) Leukemia.
(b) Tuberculosis.
(c) Hepatitis.
(d) Polio.

4. In the section "Identification and Sharing," why did a woman threaten to leave her husband?
(a) Because he slurred her father's name.
(b) Because he mistreated a child.
(c) Because he took another wife.
(d) Because he hit her.

5. Before Lila arrived, how long had it been since the Awlad 'Ali migrated to the desert?
(a) 10 years.
(b) 5 years.
(c) 7 years.
(d) 12 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. What values were at the heart of the Awlad 'Ali moral system?

2. What city did Lila spend time in while waiting for her father to arrive in Egypt?

3. What does an unmarried girl use to cover her head?

4. When did Lila first realize the sensitive nature of the poems recited by the women?

5. What was the name of the Haj's first wife?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why did Lila go to Cairo every few weeks during the first few months she lived with the Awlad 'Ali?

3. What type of living quarters would newly married couples have in the past and when Lila lived among the Awlad 'Ali?

4. Describe the ritual performed by children to bring rain.

5. Under what circumstances could a woman kill an animal?

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

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

8. What did patrons do for clients?

9. Why was the Haj's mother reserved with Lila at first and why did her attitude change?

10. What did clients do for their patrons?

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