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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. In a story about the creation of Adam and Eve, what instrument was the Devil playing?
(a) A stringed instrument.
(b) A harmonica.
(c) A flute.
(d) A drum.

2. Who wrote the "Alexandria Quartet?"
(a) Philip Manchester.
(b) Lawrence Durrell.
(c) Robert Douchester.
(d) David Corell.

3. What color cloth would a woman in mourning tie around her waist?
(a) A green cloth.
(b) A red cloth.
(c) A white cloth.
(d) A black cloth.

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

5. How old was the Haj, head of the household, where Lila lived?
(a) Close to 50.
(b) About 45.
(c) About 55.
(d) Close to 60.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was a man who needed women called?

2. What lake could one smell after crossing a one-lane bridge leading from Alexandria to the desert?

3. What changed the Haj's mother's attitude toward Lila?

4. In the Bedouin community where Lila lived, how many times a day did the men try to pray?

5. What was closely tied to the moral nature among the Awlad 'Ali?

Short Essay Questions

1. What questions and doubts do anthropologists deal with when doing field work?

2. Why did Bedouin women keep their ties to their kin even after marriage?

3. How far had some men traveled outside the Awlad 'Ali community?

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

5. How does a modest woman show virtuous womanhood?

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

7. How did the Bedouin like to honor guests?

8. Why did Lila's father go with her to the area where the Awlad 'Ali lived?

9. What Bedouin story was told to show that the Egyptians lack nobility of origin?

10. How could a woman resist a tyrannical husband?

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