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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, Honor and Poetic Vulnerability.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the Bedouin community where Lila lived, how many times a day did the men try to pray?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

2. After the senior magnate questioned family members about the sudden death of an old woman, what causes were suggested for her death?
(a) A heart attack.
(b) A stroke.
(c) Sadness because her daughter had died.
(d) A broken heart because her son died.

3. In a story about the creation of Adam and Eve, what instrument was the Devil playing?
(a) A harmonica.
(b) A drum.
(c) A stringed instrument.
(d) A flute.

4. How much of the Egyptian population consist of Bedouins of the Western desert when Lila did her fieldwork?
(a) 5 percent.
(b) 7 percent.
(c) 1 percent.
(d) 3 percent.

5. In a folktale, when a man gave birth, what carried the baby away?
(a) A wild dog.
(b) An ostrich
(c) A bird.
(d) A gazelle.

Short Answer Questions

1. In a story told to Lila about loving daughters and abusive and heartless sons, how many daughters did a woman have?

2. Who wrote the "Alexandria Quartet?"

3. How would a body be prepared in proper Muslim fashion?

4. Why was Lila's host mysteriously absent for a time?

5. What accompanied a message Mabruka sends when warning the recipient to beware?

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