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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 many days did paternal relatives wail and cry at a camp where an old woman died suddenly?

2. What type of occasions would elders avoid so as not to hear ghinnawas publicly sung?

3. What upset Migdim when she came to stay in the household where Lila was living?

4. During Lila's stay among the Awlad 'Ali, how many ghinnawas did she record?

5. What was the year when the Haj had his first romance?

Short Essay Questions

1. For the Awlad 'Ali, how does poetry relate to the past?

2. Why did Mabruka refuse to attend the wedding when her husband married a second wife?

3. With whom are poems shared?

4. What did Lila mean when she used the word discourse?

5. What was Aziza's story?

6. Are ghinnawas a traditional form?

7. How is the threat of sexuality to the Bedouin system dealt with?

8. How does poetry cloak statements?

9. Why was Lila rarely able to tape-record anything when she was in the field?

10. When were ghinnawas sung at weddings?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Using examples from the book, discuss the reasons why Lila's father accompanied her when she made her first contact with the Awlad 'Ali.

Essay Topic 3

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

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