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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 does an unmarried girl use to cover her head?
(a) A small hat.
(b) A headcloth.
(c) A veil.
(d) A kerchief.

2. What values were at the heart of the Awlad 'Ali moral system?
(a) Honor and modesty.
(b) Honesty and justice.
(c) Courage and valor.
(d) Strength and dignity.

3. 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?
(a) Lost her only son.
(b) Her husband was killed.
(c) Her daughter died.
(d) Her brother died.

4. After a feast for a neighbor who returned from a pilgrimage, what did Lila and some adolescent girls do?
(a) Prepared food.
(b) Collected firewood.
(c) Sewed.
(d) Carried water.

5. In the desert, what animal did they hunt at night?
(a) Game birds.
(b) Wild hares.
(c) Wild dogs.
(d) Gazelles.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did a youth from the Awlad 'Ali community go to have a serious operation?

2. In the section "Identification and Sharing," why did a woman threaten to leave her husband?

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

4. How old was the Haj, head of the household, where Lila lived?

5. How old was the man who was criticized for going to find a runaway second wife?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did clients do for their patrons?

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

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

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 people greet the birth of a boy?

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

9. How did the Bedouin like to honor guests?

10. What did Rashid's brothers want him to do about a runaway second wife?

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