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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 year did Mernissi's mother give up covering her face and wearing a veil?
(a) 1943.
(b) 1930.
(c) 1956.
(d) 1959.

2. What did Grandfather Tazi have built for Tamou after she became one of his wives?
(a) Swing.
(b) Stable for her horse.
(c) Large statute depicting her family.
(d) Pavillion on top of Yasmina's house.

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

4. What book did Mernissi's mother request that her husband read to her?
(a) Egyptian Political History.
(b) A Thousand and One Nights.
(c) Pride and Prejudice.
(d) The Liberation of Women.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of Yasmina's duck?

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

3. Why did Aunt Habiba have to live in Mernissi's father's household?

4. What year was Mernissi born?

5. Where did the women on Tazi's farm do the dishes in the summer?

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