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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 kind of prize did the winner of Tamou's competitions receive?
(a) Caftan.
(b) Pastilla.
(c) Medal.
(d) Money.

2. Why did Aunt Habiba have to live in Mernissi's father's household?
(a) She was divorced.
(b) She and her husband had lost her home during the war.
(c) Her husband was a relative.
(d) She was widowed.

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

4. What did the women's gardens consist of on Grandfather Tazi's farm?
(a) Well-kept trees and shrubs.
(b) Strange trees, bizarre plants, and animals of all kinds.
(c) Neat vegtable gardens.
(d) Lots of flowers.

5. What did Mernissi's father organize a crusade against in "American Cigarettes"?
(a) Chewing gum and Kool cigarettes.
(b) Divorce.
(c) Western clothing.
(d) Romance novels.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who owed a large sum of money to Sis Sussi?

2. What color uniforms did the French soldiers wear when Mernissi was young?

3. What book did Mernissi's mother request that her husband read to her?

4. In "The French Harem," what does Mernissi say she had to have permission to do?

5. Who is Fatima Mernissi?

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