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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7 through 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Mernissi and her family go to have a picnic in the springtime that was ten kilometers away from their home?
(a) Uncle's farm.
(b) Grandfather's farm.
(c) Resort.
(d) Lake.

2. Who was in charge of finding music on the radio in the women's harem?
(a) Aunt Habiba.
(b) Fatima's mother.
(c) Fatima.
(d) Chama.

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

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

5. What did Mernissi admire about Zin?
(a) His happy expression.
(b) His silly poetry.
(c) His handsomeness and elegance.
(d) His funny jokes.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Mernissi describe Granfather Tazi's physical form?

2. Who was Ahmed?

3. What was the "djellaba" that Mernissi's mother wanted to wear?

4. What did Yasmina say was the worst thing for a woman to be cut off from?

5. What did Yasmina like to do that caused Grandfather Tazi to think she was eccentric?

(see the answer key)

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