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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 Asmahan die?
(a) Car accident.
(b) Heart attack.
(c) Pneumonia.
(d) Airplane accident.

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

3. What did Krisha's wife not like to do?
(a) Read.
(b) Garden.
(c) Sing.
(d) Housework.

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

5. What did Mernissi's mother pack for the picnic that her father said to forget about bringing?
(a) Wine.
(b) Books.
(c) Food.
(d) Swings.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Yaya give the wives of the harem in exchange for them doing her housework?

3. What kind of transportation did Mernissi's father and uncle use when she was a young child?

4. What kind of competitions did Tamou organize?

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

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