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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. What colors were associated with purity and with men?

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

3. What crop did the Awlad 'Ali sow yearly?

4. In the camp where Lila lived, how many adults divorced at least once?

5. When did the Awlad 'Ali migrate into Egypt?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Why did Lila's father go with her to the area where the Awlad 'Ali lived?

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

8. In what behavior would a good bride engage in on her wedding day?

9. How does a modest woman show virtuous womanhood?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the consequences and restrictions Lila faced because of her father's introduction and her status in the Awlad 'Ali community.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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

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