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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. What did Mernissi have to do every night as a child at sundown when the lights were turned on?
(a) Serve tea.
(b) Light candles.
(c) Make sure the lights were on in the stairwells.
(d) Kiss the grownups hands and say good evening.

2. What did Yasmina say was the worst thing for a woman to be cut off from?
(a) Nature.
(b) Social time with the other wives.
(c) Learning to read.
(d) Housework.

3. What was the name of Yasmina's duck?
(a) Jane.
(b) Isabella.
(c) Thor.
(d) King Farouk.

4. What kind of transportation did Mernissi's father and uncle use when she was a young child?
(a) Mules.
(b) Horses.
(c) Cars.
(d) Bicycles.

5. What language did Zin master?
(a) Russian.
(b) French.
(c) English.
(d) Italian.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Mernissi's mother say to Mernissi when she tried to rebel against her?

2. What tree was Yaya happy to receive from the women of the harem?

3. How does Mernissi describe Granfather Tazi's physical form?

4. Where did Asmahan have a beauty spot on her face?

5. What did Aunt Habiba encourage the women to believe in while she was telling stories?

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