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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. When did Lila's new life begin to seem natural, so she felt as if she belonged with the Awlad 'Ali?
(a) After 18 months.
(b) After 15 months.
(c) After 12 months.
(d) After 6 months.

2. How many client households were in the camp where Lila lived?
(a) 5.
(b) 6.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

3. In a folktale, when a man gave birth, what carried the baby away?
(a) A wild dog.
(b) A bird.
(c) An ostrich
(d) A gazelle.

4. When did the Awlad 'Ali migrate into Egypt?
(a) End of the 15th or 16th centuries.
(b) 13th century.
(c) 14th century.
(d) End of the 17th or 18th centuries.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In a folktale, what did Muhammad buh Sultan send to be watered at the spring where a beautiful girl lived?

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

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

4. In Bedouin ideology, what determined a man's authority?

5. How old was Nafla when her family tried to force her into a marriage?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How did people greet the birth of a girl?

4. Why did foreigners call taxis in Alexandria "flying coffins"?

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

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

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

8. What did patrons do for clients?

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

10. What was the assumption in Egypt about nomadism and semi-nomadism?

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