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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7 through 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Mernissi get hurt the first time she tried to escape the harem?
(a) Scraped her knees.
(b) Broke her arm.
(c) Cut her hand.
(d) Sprained her ankle.

2. Who was in charge of finding music on the radio in the women's harem?
(a) Chama.
(b) Aunt Habiba.
(c) Fatima.
(d) Fatima's mother.

3. What program did the women of the harem like to listen to on the radio?
(a) News.
(b) BBC.
(c) Radio Cairo.
(d) Soap Operas.

4. What does Mernissi say about the men's political discussions in "The Men's Salon"?
(a) Most of the men were not interested in politics.
(b) They got mad and would sulk after discussions.
(c) They were polite.
(d) They were highly emotionally charged.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Ahmed?

2. How many rows did the harem reserve for themselves at the movies?

3. What kind of jewelry did Yasmina wear that Mernissi liked to play with?

4. Who helped Mernissi get permission to go to the movies as a child?

5. What year was Mernissi born?

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