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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. What was Marrakech also known as?

2. What was the name of the well-known and effective djinni exorcist in the Fez region who is described in "Mina, the Rootless"?

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

4. What did Mernissi have to study in order to learn how to weave "terrace magic"?

5. When Mernissi wanted information about how to do the love glance from Malika, what did Malika want for payment?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did the women of the harem believe that they had to look as ugly as possible during their beauty rituals?

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

3. What did the grownups think that children should know about violence?

4. Why was Samir thrown out of the women's hamman?

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

6. What was Mernissi's reaction when she went up to the forbidden terrace?

7. What was Aunt Habiba's rule for the children who attended Sidi Belal's dance?

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

9. How did Mina survive being put down a well by her kidnappers as a young child?

10. How did Mina help Mernissi get out of the olive jar when she was stuck?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

What role did Tamou play in Grandfather's Tazi's harem? In what ways did she live more freely as a woman? How did she encourage other women to do the same?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Mernissi's mother's search for happiness. In her restricted world, what choices did she make to try and improve her life? What did she tell her daughter about happiness?

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