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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Zin borrow from his father for his costumes for Chama's plays?
(a) Rope belts.
(b) Turbans and capes.
(c) Shoes.
(d) Walking stick.

2. What reason does Mernissi give for why fresh olives cannot be eaten?
(a) They are too bitter.
(b) They need to be hardened.
(c) They are too hard.
(d) They need to ripen.

3. What kind of oil does Mernissi's mother put in Mernissi's hair to tame her unruly locks?
(a) Olive.
(b) Corn.
(c) Safflower.
(d) Coconut.

4. When Mernissi went home from school to have lunch, what animal did she like to hug in the street?
(a) Cat.
(b) Dog.
(c) Goat.
(d) Donkey.

5. What planet had to appear in the sky on a Friday evening in order to cast a love spell?
(a) Venus.
(b) Saturn.
(c) Jupiter.
(d) Mars.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Mernissi's cousin tell her to do to calm down when she was on the forbidden terrace?

2. Who rescued Mernissi when she got stuck in the olive jars she had slid into?

3. What does Mernissi say was the turning point in her relationship with her mother?

4. Who was Sis Sussi?

5. Who said happiness was inconceivable without terraces?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Mernissi's mother do when her husband bought her expensive face products from France?

2. Describe Mina's physical appearance.

3. What did Mernissi like about the nationalist school she was allowed to attend?

4. Why did Aunt Habiba visit the forbidden terrace?

5. What was Mernissi's father's attitude about her mother's beauty rituals?

6. What did the big bird design Aunt Habiba was stitching symbolize to her?

7. Why was Mernissi's mother not allowed to go to literacy classes?

8. Why did Mernissi and Samir's friendship begin to deteriorate as they grew older?

9. Why did Mina feel optimistic about the future for women?

10. Why did Mernissi dislike the third chamber of the hamman?

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