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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. Where had Aziza's husband been working when they marry?
(a) Cairo.
(b) Egypt.
(c) Libya.
(d) Alexandria.
2. In a photograph on page 192, what did women use as a windbreak?
(a) A board.
(b) A hubcap.
(c) Old olive oil tin.
(d) Branches.
3. What analogy was often drawn in poetry?
(a) An analogy between the poet and young children.
(b) An analogy between the poet and sisters.
(c) An analogy between the poet and brothers.
(d) An analogy between the poet and the tribe.
4. In a love story in Chapter 8, where did a boy and girl in love with each other meet ?
(a) At the tent of a cousin.
(b) At the tent of an old lady.
(c) In the desert.
(d) At the tent of an uncle.
5. During what occasion did Lila hear men sing in public?
(a) Sheep shearing.
(b) Funeral.
(c) Circumcision.
(d) Wedding.
Short Answer Questions
1. In a poem recited about his second wife, what image does Rashid use?
2. When Lila has difficulty translating imagery that Makraba used in her poetry about her husband's second marriage, what are the images of? When Lila has difficulty translating imagery that Makraba used in her poetry about her husband's second marriage, what are the images of?
3. With whom did Aziza have recurring problems?
4. What type of personal relationships were of great concern among the Bedouins?
5. In a love story told in Chapter 8, what grew from the graves of a boy and girl who loved each other?
Short Essay Questions
1. In bereavement, how did the Awlad 'Ali express their sentiments?
2. When did the Awlad 'Ali learn to attribute blame when something happened?
3. What is a ghinnawa?
4. Why are analogies drawn in poetry between the poet and young children?
5. How are ghinnawas linked to romantic love?
6. Why was poetry gradually disappearing from public ceremonial occasions?
7. What other groups compose and recite ghinnawas?
8. Why did Mabruka refuse to attend the wedding when her husband married a second wife?
9. How does poetry cloak statements?
10. After hearing so much about the value of hasham, why was Lila shocked to learn about one young woman in the camp?
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