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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. How many client households were in the camp where Lila lived?

2. What color cummerbund would the women of the Awlad 'Ali wear around their waists?

3. When did Lila first realize the sensitive nature of the poems recited by the women?

4. What types of trees did the Awlad 'Ali plant?

5. When did the Awlad 'Ali migrate to the desert?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was the Haj's mother reserved with Lila at first and why did her attitude change?

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

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

4. How did the Bedouin like to honor guests?

5. How did people greet the birth of a boy?

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

8. In the past, what was the relationship between the Awlad 'Ali and the Mrabtin?

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

10. When and why were the Awlad 'Ali given rights to land in the Western desert?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the structure and form of Awlad 'Ali poetry, the ghinnawa.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the changes in the Awald 'Ali way of life because of changes in their world. Use examples from the book to support your claims.

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