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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. During the first few months that Lila lived with the Awlad 'Ali, how often would Lila travel to Cairo?

2. What beach is mentioned in the "Alexandria Quartet?"

3. Where did God banish Eve after she ate the fruit?

4. In a folk tale, what did the food look like that a holy man gave a barren woman who asked for something to make her fertile?

5. When did the Awlad 'Ali typically consummate a marriage after the wedding?

Short Essay Questions

1. What Bedouin story was told to show that the Egyptians lack nobility of origin?

2. How far had some men traveled outside the Awlad 'Ali community?

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

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

5. Why did foreigners call taxis in Alexandria "flying coffins"?

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

7. Why might a woman have no choice, but to obey her husband?

8. How could a woman resist a tyrannical husband?

9. Why did Bedouin women keep their ties to their kin even after marriage?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Using examples from the book, discuss why the red belts and black veils are symbols that relate to the Awlad 'Ali view of how women associate with sexuality.

Essay Topic 2

Using examples from the book, discuss how providers (persons in authority) treat their dependents.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the fieldwork that Lila was performing among the Awlad 'Ali and how she had to change to focus of her work because of her status with the group. Give specific examples from the book to support your statements.

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