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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 14 trhough 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the teacher Lalla Tam say about having debts?
(a) Let others repay your debts.
(b) Debts could be left to themselves.
(c) A good Muslim always paid her debts.
(d) Debts were a nuisance.

2. Who did Mernissi go with to the forbidden terrace on her first visit?
(a) Aunt Habiba.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Malika.
(d) Chama.

3. Why did Aunt Habiba have to live in Mernissi's father's household?
(a) She was divorced.
(b) Her husband was a relative.
(c) She and her husband had lost her home during the war.
(d) She was widowed.

4. How many communal tables were there at Mernissi's house in Fez?
(a) Six.
(b) Two.
(c) Four.
(d) One.

5. What year did Mernissi's mother give up covering her face and wearing a veil?
(a) 1943.
(b) 1956.
(c) 1930.
(d) 1959.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the women's gardens consist of on Grandfather Tazi's farm?

2. Who was Mina?

3. What did Grandfather Tazi have built for Tamou after she became one of his wives?

4. What did Zin borrow from his father for his costumes for Chama's plays?

5. Who said happiness was inconceivable without terraces?

(see the answer key)

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