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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. In a folktale, when a man gave birth, what carried the baby away?

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

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

4. What colors were associated with purity and with men?

5. Why was Lila's host mysteriously absent for a time?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How did the Bedouin like to honor guests?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the practice of divorce among the Awlad 'Ali. Give specific examples from the book and explain what implications divorce might have among the Bedouin.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the image that Lila had of the Bedouins before she began her fieldwork and the reality of what life was really like among the Bedouins. Use examples from the book.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss veiling and the meaning of veiling in a Bedouin society, using examples from the book.

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