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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. When Mernissi dreamed of her "prince" as a young girl, how tall did she want him to be?
(a) At least one centimeter taller than her.
(b) One and three-quarters centimeters taller than her.
(c) A half centimeter taller than her.
(d) Two centimeters taller than her.

4. Who was Sis Sussi?
(a) Doorkeeper.
(b) Rich uncle.
(c) Food vendor.
(d) Cousin.

5. Who owed a large sum of money to Sis Sussi?
(a) Malika.
(b) Mernissi.
(c) Chama.
(d) Samir.

6. Why did Mernissi smuggle kohl from her mother's vanity table for Samir?
(a) So he could draw a mustache on his face.
(b) He like using it to draw pictures of cars.
(c) He wanted to give it to his cousin.
(d) He wanted to use examine it under a microscope.

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

8. Who came to the terrace to look at the Bennis girls?
(a) Young girls wanting to learn to dance.
(b) Teachers looking for artist models.
(c) The young men of the house.
(d) Grandmothers of young men.

9. What kind of food did Aunt Habiba cure in the sun?
(a) Grapes.
(b) Olives.
(c) Figs.
(d) Peaches.

10. Why did Mina like to go to the forbidden terrace?
(a) Read.
(b) Study.
(c) Pray.
(d) Sleep.

11. Who told Mernissi that if she wanted to be happy, she should get up early in the morning?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her father.
(c) Yasmina.
(d) Grandfather Tazi.

12. What color did Mina like to wear?
(a) Pink.
(b) Red.
(c) Saffron.
(d) Green.

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

14. How old was Samir when he was no longer welcome in the women's public bath?
(a) Twelve.
(b) Eleven.
(c) Ten.
(d) Nine.

15. What did Mernissi perform during Chama's play productions?
(a) Cello.
(b) Lead actor.
(c) Acrobatic leaps.
(d) Opera.

Short Answer Questions

1. What smell did Mernissi's father hate when his wife did her beauty treatments?

2. What was the drink Zeri'a made from?

3. What book tells the story of Princess Budar?

4. Who landed at Casablanca Airport for the first time in November, 1942?

5. How high was the forbidden terrace?

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