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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 color uniforms did the French soldiers wear when Mernissi was young?
(a) Green.
(b) Blue.
(c) Gray.
(d) Red.

2. What foreign language could Tamou speak fluently?
(a) Spanish.
(b) French.
(c) Greek.
(d) Italian.

3. What did Zin and Jawad wear when they went to the movies?
(a) Caftans.
(b) Khakis and polo shirts.
(c) Jeans and t-shirts.
(d) Red bow ties.

4. Who helped Mernissi get permission to go to the movies as a child?
(a) Samir.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her father.
(d) Chama.

5. 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) Play loud games.
(c) Cook.
(d) Read stories to her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What section of the harem did Mernissi's mother and Chama walk in to get to the movies?

2. Who had trouble sitting through a dance ritual and was shown to the door?

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

4. Who guarded the official means of access to the forbidden terrace?

5. Who told Mernissi that she should never accept inequality because it was not logical?

(see the answer key)

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