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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 kind of competitions did Tamou organize?
(a) Baking.
(b) Running.
(c) Musical performances.
(d) Horse riding.

2. What were the streets of Medina like when Mernissi was growing up?
(a) Tree-lined.
(b) Narrow, dark, and serpentine.
(c) Well-lit.
(d) Large and straight.

3. Who helped Tamou recover from her war experiences and the loss of her family?
(a) Grandfather Tazi.
(b) Yasmina.
(c) Thor.
(d) Aunt Habiba.

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

5. Who was Scheherazade?
(a) Gardner.
(b) Storyteller.
(c) Warrior.
(d) Slave.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Mernissi describe the shape of her face as a young child?

2. What year was Mernissi born?

3. What kind of transportation did Mernissi's father and uncle use when she was a young child?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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