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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. Where did Adam and Eve meet again after God banished them?

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

3. From what country did the Awlad 'Ali migrate?

4. What was the Bedouin social system touted to be?

5. How far did the Western Desert stretch to the Libyan border?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How could a woman resist a tyrannical husband?

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

4. How does a modest woman show virtuous womanhood?

5. How did the Bedouin like to honor guests?

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

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

8. What did patrons do for clients?

9. What did Rashid's brothers want him to do about a runaway second wife?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss why "Veiled Sentiments" could be considered an ethnography. Define ethnography in your essay.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Discuss why visits among kin were so important to the Awlad 'Ali and use examples from the book.

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