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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 syllables are in ghinnawas?

2. In a love story told in Chapter 8, what happened to a woodcutter?

3. What was a reason Rashid might have taken a second wife?

4. What was the theme of the first song and poem Fayga shared with Lila?

5. With whom did men share poems?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why are analogies drawn in poetry between the poet and young children?

3. Why were romances unlikely to result in marriage?

4. After hearing so much about the value of hasham, why was Lila shocked to learn about one young woman in the camp?

5. Are ghinnawas a traditional form?

6. What was Mabruka's response when she was accused of sorcery?

7. With whom are poems shared?

8. Why wasn't the Haj allowed to marry a girl he loved when he was 17?

9. How do reactions to a husband's second marriage vary?

10. What two generalizations did Lila make about the range of sentiments expressed in ghinnawas?

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

Compare and contrast the response to death in everyday language and behavior to the sentiments expressed in poetry and crying.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss why ghinnawas, the poetry of the Awlad 'Ali, are veiled sentiments.

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