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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 frequent were droughts in Awlad 'Ali territory?
(a) About every 10 years.
(b) About every 6 years.
(c) About every 7 years.
(d) About every 5 years.

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

3. What would ewes have been fed in the desert?
(a) Wormwood.
(b) Astragulus.
(c) Grasses.
(d) Acacia.

4. What was a man who needed women called?
(a) A donkey.
(b) A turkey.
(c) A dog.
(d) A skunk.

5. When Lila left, how many children did the Haj have?
(a) 15.
(b) 18.
(c) 16.
(d) 21.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who were the ancestors of the Awlad 'Ali?

2. Who was the man who was criticized for going to find a runaway second wife?

3. In the desert, what animal did they hunt at night?

4. How many children did the man, who was criticized for going to find his runaway second wife, have with his first wife?

5. In what city had the bonds between Bedouin kin been weakened in favor of those between neighbors?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the Bedouin like to honor guests?

2. How were Lila's expectations of the Bedouins different from the reality?

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

4. What did a woman whose daughter was about to marry a respected man in the camp say that her daughter wanted in a man?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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