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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many rows did the harem reserve for themselves at the movies?

2. What was the "djellaba" that Mernissi's mother wanted to wear?

3. What did Yasmina say was the worst thing for a woman to be cut off from?

4. How many communal tables were there at Mernissi's house in Fez?

5. How does Mernissi describe the harem she lived in in Fez?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened when Chama tried to follow her male cousins to the movies?

2. Why did Mernissi admire Asmahan?

3. How did the women escape from the house by using the terrace route?

4. How did Samir usually get his way with adults?

5. What worried Samir and Mernissi about Hitler?

6. Describe the kind of clothing Mernissi was dressed in as a child.

7. What did Fatima Mernissi do as a child while she waited for her mother to wake up each morning?

8. Why did moonlight picnics make Mernissi's mother happy?

9. How did the Mernissi harem prepare to go on a picnic in the country?

10. What was Ahmed's role in the Mernissi household?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why did Mernissi fear the French soldiers as a young child? What did she and Samir witness regarding the soldiers that had a negative effect on them? Why does Mernissi say the French were greedy?

Essay Topic 2

Explain how Mernissi's father tried to balance his belief in traditional values with accepting his wife's yearning for a freer, more independent life. Choose three examples that show his support for her.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Mina's role in Mernissi's life. What important lesson did Mina share with Mernissi? How did Mernissi test her physical and mental endurance so she could overcome fear as Mina had?

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