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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. What was closely tied to the moral nature among the Awlad 'Ali?

3. What illness did the Bedouin believe could be caused by fright?

4. When was Lila's host mysteriously absent for a period?

5. How old was the runaway second wife of the husband who was criticized for going to find her?

Short Essay Questions

1. What questions and doubts do anthropologists deal with when doing field work?

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

3. Why did Lila go to Cairo every few weeks during the first few months she lived with the Awlad 'Ali?

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

5. How does a modest woman show virtuous womanhood?

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

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

8. Under what circumstances could a woman kill an animal?

9. Why were the core families where Lila stayed able to avoid cooperating in government settlement schemes?

10. How did the Bedouin like to honor guests?

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

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

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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