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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 18 through 22.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who embroidered a big green bird with golden wings?
(a) Fatima.
(b) Chama.
(c) Aunt Habiba.
(d) Malika.

2. What kind of competitions did Tamou organize?
(a) Baking.
(b) Running.
(c) Musical performances.
(d) Horse riding.

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

4. What smell did Mernissi's father hate when his wife did her beauty treatments?
(a) Amber.
(b) Oranges.
(c) Henna.
(d) Melon.

5. How did Mernissi say she felt about being transferred to another school?
(a) Worried.
(b) Intimidated.
(c) Elated.
(d) Scared.

Short Answer Questions

1. What route did Mernissi take to secretly escape her house in Fez?

2. What was the "djellaba" that Mernissi's mother wanted to wear?

3. What did Grandfather Tazi have built for Tamou after she became one of his wives?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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