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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1 through 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What year was Mernissi born?
(a) 1959.
(b) 1962.
(c) 1970.
(d) 1940.

2. What rank did Lalla Thor have on Grandfather Tazi's farm?
(a) Eighth wife.
(b) Second wife.
(c) First wife.
(d) Fifth wife.

3. At what time did the doorkeeper in Mernissi's childhood home turn off the stair lights at night?
(a) 10 p.m.
(b) Midnight.
(c) 8 p.m.
(d) 9 p.m.

4. Who was Samir?
(a) Mernissi's cousin.
(b) Gatekeeper.
(c) Mernissi's uncle.
(d) Merchant.

5. What was shape of the house on Grandfather Tazi's farm where the harem lived?
(a) U-shaped.
(b) Y-shaped.
(c) T-shaped.
(d) L-shaped.

Short Answer Questions

1. What piece of attire did Yaya change according to her moods?

2. What did Mernissi fear about going down the dark stairs at night in her childhood home?

3. As a child, who did Mernissi have to wait for in order to go into the courtyard in the morning?

4. What floor of Mernissi's family's house did Aunt Habiba live on?

5. What did Yaya give the wives of the harem in exchange for them doing her housework?

(see the answer key)

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