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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was Zin?
(a) Family gardner.
(b) Doorkeeper.
(c) Family cook.
(d) Messina's cousin.

2. Who helped Tamou recover from her war experiences and the loss of her family?
(a) Thor.
(b) Yasmina.
(c) Aunt Habiba.
(d) Grandfather Tazi.

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

4. What instrument did Uncle Karim play?
(a) Violin.
(b) Cello.
(c) Piano.
(d) Lute.

5. What did Mernissi fear about going down the dark stairs at night in her childhood home?
(a) Fear of rats.
(b) Fear of demons.
(c) Fear of falling.
(d) Fear of doorkeeper.

6. How does Mernissi describe the shape of her face as a young child?
(a) High cheekbones and a pointed chin.
(b) Heart-shaped.
(c) Thin and angular.
(d) Round like a moon.

7. What was shape of the house on Grandfather Tazi's farm where the harem lived?
(a) T-shaped.
(b) Y-shaped.
(c) L-shaped.
(d) U-shaped.

8. What did Mernissi's mother dream about doing in "The French Harem"?
(a) Visiting her mother.
(b) Writing stories.
(c) Roaming freely in the streets.
(d) Having picnics.

9. What day did Mernissi and her cousin visit Aunt Habiba?
(a) Wednesdays.
(b) Fridays.
(c) Mondays.
(d) Saturdays.

10. Why did Mernissi cover her hair with her mother's scarf at the public baths?
(a) Because her mother told her to.
(b) She wanted to see what wearing a veil was like.
(c) So she could look glamorous.
(d) To hide from Hitler.

11. What did the women in Mernissi's house value that was dismissed as trivial by the men?
(a) Entertainment.
(b) Baking.
(c) Gossiping.
(d) Sewing.

12. Who helped Mernissi get permission to go to the movies as a child?
(a) Samir.
(b) Her father.
(c) Chama.
(d) Her mother.

13. What did Yaya give the wives of the harem in exchange for them doing her housework?
(a) Fruit.
(b) Money.
(c) A weekly story.
(d) Bread.

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

15. What did Mernissi admire about her Aunt Habiba?
(a) Storytelling abilities.
(b) Jewelry.
(c) Special treats.
(d) Luxurious apartment.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Mernissi describe "Hanan"?

2. Where did the women on Tazi's farm do the dishes in the summer?

3. What did Yasmina want Mernissa to concentrate on instead of rules and barriers in "The Harem Within"?

4. Who was Krisha?

5. What was the name of Yasmina's duck?

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