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

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

3. Who was Ahmed?
(a) Mernissi's brother.
(b) Teacher.
(c) Doorkeeper.
(d) Vistor from foreign land.

4. What did Mernissi admire about her Aunt Habiba?
(a) Special treats.
(b) Luxurious apartment.
(c) Storytelling abilities.
(d) Jewelry.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the anxiety prayer "Ya Latif" mean?

2. In what city was Mernissi born?

3. What was shape of the house on Grandfather Tazi's farm where the harem lived?

4. What year was Mernissi born?

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

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