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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 14 trhough 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of clothing did Mernissi wear when she was young?
(a) Western dress.
(b) Traditional dress.
(c) Pants and shirt.
(d) School uniforms.

2. What route did Mernissi take to secretly escape her house in Fez?
(a) Terrace.
(b) Window.
(c) Front gate late at night.
(d) Back door.

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

4. Who had trouble sitting through a dance ritual and was shown to the door?
(a) Fatima.
(b) Aunt Habiba.
(c) Samir.
(d) Chama.

5. What was unusual about the bracelets Tamou wore the day she arrived at the farm?
(a) They had points sticking out of them.
(b) There were so many she could not lift her arm.
(c) They were solid gold.
(d) They made a beautiful musical sound.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who rescued Mernissi when she got stuck in the olive jars she had slid into?

2. What was the name of the well-known and effective djinni exorcist in the Fez region who is described in "Mina, the Rootless"?

3. In what city was Mernissi born?

4. How many times did Mina dance during the year?

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

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