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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 18 through 22.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Mernissi's mother say to Mernissi when she tried to rebel against her?
(a) No rebelling ever.
(b) Rebel when you know there is some chance you may win.
(c) She did not take her seriously.
(d) She thought her daughter was too dramatic.

2. Who said happiness was inconceivable without terraces?
(a) Samir.
(b) Uncle.
(c) Chama.
(d) Mernissi.

3. What did Mernissi's grandmother expect the children in the city harem to do when they visited her?
(a) Make sure their feet were not wet.
(b) Cook.
(c) Read stories to her.
(d) Play loud games.

4. What did Krisha's wife not like to do?
(a) Read.
(b) Housework.
(c) Sing.
(d) Garden.

5. What was the "djellaba" that Mernissi's mother wanted to wear?
(a) Pants that the nationalists' wives wore.
(b) Caftan.
(c) Dress styled on western fashions.
(d) Men's coat that allowed for freedom of walking.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Chama listened to feminist programs on Radio Cairo, what did she say about her generation of women?

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

3. What color dress did Mernissi wear when she sang nationalist songs for her grandmother?

4. What did Asmahan always wear around her neck?

5. Which woman of the harem was occasionally affected by hem?

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