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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. What was the only thing that Lila was usually able to tape record?

2. Along with other Muslims, where do the Awlad 'Ali believe children go when they die?

3. What illness did Aziza have?

4. During what occasion did Lila hear men sing in public?

5. From what tribe was the girl that the Haj loved when he was young?

Short Essay Questions

1. In bereavement, how did the Awlad 'Ali express their sentiments?

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

3. When did the Awlad 'Ali learn to attribute blame when something happened?

4. Why were romances unlikely to result in marriage?

5. How do the Awlad 'Ali present themselves through their poems?

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

7. Why was poetry gradually disappearing from public ceremonial occasions?

8. What other groups compose and recite ghinnawas?

9. When were ghinnawas sung at weddings?

10. How did a niece describe how she found the body of her aunt, after the old woman died suddenly?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the consequences and restrictions Lila faced because of her father's introduction and her status in the Awlad 'Ali community.

Essay Topic 3

Using examples from the book, discuss how autonomy relates to hierarchy in the Awlad 'Ali society. Define your terms when writing your essay.

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