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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 long was a woman sexually taboo after giving birth?

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

3. How old was the man who lost respect because he submitted to his passions and chased women?

4. In the Bedouin community where Lila lived, how many times a day did the men try to pray?

5. What was the name of the Haj's first wife?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does a modest woman show virtuous womanhood?

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

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

4. How could a woman resist a tyrannical husband?

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

6. What did clients do for their patrons?

7. What did the Awlad 'Ali describe fondly about their lives in the desert?

8. How did Nafla resist an unwanted marriage when she was fourteen?

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

10. How were brides carried from her natal home in the past and when Lila lived with the Awlad 'Ali?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Using examples from the book, discuss how agnation and patrilineality relate to the Awald 'Ali. Make sure that you define the terms in your discussion and use quotes from the book to support your ideas.

Essay Topic 2

Using examples from the book, discuss the social value of male and female in Bedouin society.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the formal and informal checks and balances that exist to stop tyrannical providers. Give examples from the book and use quotes to support your discussion.

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