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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. What was the official means of access to the forbidden terrace?
(a) Ladder.
(b) Window.
(c) Elevator.
(d) Stairs.

2. What word was embroidered on Chama and Mernissi's mother's black velvet hats?
(a) Greece.
(b) Paris.
(c) Vienna.
(d) London.

3. What book tells the story of Princess Budar?
(a) Grimm's Fairy Tales.
(b) The Lives of Egyptian Feminists.
(c) A Thousand and One Nights.
(d) Tales of Arabian Knights.

4. What kind of jewelry did Yasmina wear that Mernissi liked to play with?
(a) Sapphire necklace.
(b) Strands of pink pearls.
(c) Diamond bracelet.
(d) Opal ring.

5. In "Mina, the Rootless," who did Mernissi say she was having difficulties with during their conversations?
(a) Aunt Habiba.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Samir.
(d) Her father.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose words are the last to be spoken in the book?

2. What kind of food did Aunt Habiba cure in the sun?

3. When Chama listened to feminist programs on Radio Cairo, what did she say about her generation of women?

4. What did the children like to play hide-and-go-seek in?

5. Who was Asmahan?

(see the answer key)

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