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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 an old woman suddenly died, what did some suggest her husband had done?
(a) Strangled her.
(b) Choked her.
(c) Hit her over the head.
(d) Beat her.

2. Why did Aziza not remarry?
(a) Because she was raising her son.
(b) Because her father would not allow her to remarry.
(c) Because her husband had been abusive.
(d) Because her brother would not allow her to remarry.

3. How many of the adults in the community where Lila lived had been officially divorced at least once?
(a) Over 1/2.
(b) 2/3.
(c) Over 1/3.
(d) 1/4.

4. How old was the Haj when he finally married?
(a) 25.
(b) 40.
(c) 35.
(d) 30.

5. What is the English translation of the phrase used by the Awlad 'Ali that begins the lament to mourn a death?
(a) Woe is me.
(b) Oh, sadness.
(c) Pain and sorrow.
(d) My heart is torn.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Mabruka refuse to accept when Rashid married another wife?

2. What illness did Aziza have?

3. In ghinnawas, what did the word 'agl mean to the Bedouin?

4. How many syllables are in ghinnawas?

5. At what age did Awlad 'Ali boys marry?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the costs of arranged marriages?

2. Why wasn't the Haj allowed to marry a girl he loved when he was 17?

3. How is the threat of sexuality to the Bedouin system dealt with?

4. What is a ghinnawa?

5. What was Aziza's story?

6. What tape that Lila recorded did most people want to hear again and again?

7. After hearing so much about the value of hasham, why was Lila shocked to learn about one young woman in the camp?

8. Why was Lila rarely able to tape-record anything when she was in the field?

9. How are ghinnawas linked to romantic love?

10. Why are analogies drawn in poetry between the poet and young children?

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