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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. What was a man who needed women called?
(a) A skunk.
(b) A dog.
(c) A turkey.
(d) A donkey.
2. Who was the man who inherited wealth, but lost respect because he submitted to his passions and chased women?
(a) Zariba.
(b) Babak.
(c) Daivik.
(d) Madhav.
3. What beverage is mentioned in the "Alexandria Quartet?"
(a) Tea.
(b) Beer.
(c) Lemonade.
(d) Coffee.
4. When did military rule of the Western desert end?
(a) Late 1950's.
(b) Late 1940's.
(c) Late 1930's.
(d) Late 1960's.
5. What nickname did foreigners give Alexandrian taxis?
(a) Flying coffins.
(b) Speeding coffins.
(c) Death wagons.
(d) Death traps.
Short Answer Questions
1. What types of trees did the Awlad 'Ali plant?
2. What lake could one smell after crossing a one-lane bridge leading from Alexandria to the desert?
3. In a story about the creation of Adam and Eve, what instrument was the Devil playing?
4. Who gave the Awlad 'Ali rights to land in the Western desert in the nineteenth century?
5. In a folktale, what did Muhammad buh Sultan send to be watered at the spring where a beautiful girl lived?
Short Essay Questions
1. How were brides carried from her natal home in the past and when Lila lived with the Awlad 'Ali?
2. Why was the Haj's mother reserved with Lila at first and why did her attitude change?
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. Why did Lila's father go with her to the area where the Awlad 'Ali lived?
5. What was the assumption in Egypt about nomadism and semi-nomadism?
6. How far had some men traveled outside the Awlad 'Ali community?
7. How were Lila's expectations of the Bedouins different from the reality?
8. What did a woman whose daughter was about to marry a respected man in the camp say that her daughter wanted in a man?
9. What did Rashid's brothers want him to do about a runaway second wife?
10. How could a woman resist a tyrannical husband?
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