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

2. What was the name of the French city described in "The French Harem"?
(a) New France.
(b) Medina.
(c) Petite Paris.
(d) Ville Nouvelle.

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

4. How does Mernissi describe "Hanan"?
(a) Spicy food.
(b) Political uprising.
(c) Moroccan emotional quality.
(d) Educational program.

5. What did Mernissi's mother dream about doing in "The French Harem"?
(a) Visiting her mother.
(b) Roaming freely in the streets.
(c) Having picnics.
(d) Writing stories.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were the streets of Medina like when Mernissi was growing up?

2. Who was Ahmed?

3. What was Lalla Thor's personality like?

4. What game did Yasmina create to help Mernissi fall asleep in "The French Harem"?

5. At what time did the doorkeeper in Mernissi's childhood home turn off the stair lights at night?

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