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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, Identity in Relationships.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What lake could one smell after crossing a one-lane bridge leading from Alexandria to the desert?
(a) Lake Mariut.
(b) Lake Idku.
(c) Lake Nasser.
(d) Lake Timsah.

2. Who wrote the "Alexandria Quartet?"
(a) Philip Manchester.
(b) Lawrence Durrell.
(c) David Corell.
(d) Robert Douchester.

3. What tragedy had a middle-aged wife of a powerful tribal leader experienced two and a half years before she recited a poem to Lila?
(a) Her brother died.
(b) Lost her only son.
(c) Her husband was killed.
(d) Her daughter died.

4. When did military rule of the Western desert end?
(a) Late 1950's.
(b) Late 1940's.
(c) Late 1930's.
(d) Late 1960's.

5. What form of poetry did the ghinnawas most resemble?
(a) A quatrain.
(b) Japanese haiku.
(c) A cinquain.
(d) An Italian canzone.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Lila live with the Awlad 'Ali?

2. How many client households were in the camp where Lila lived?

3. What would ewes have been fed in the desert?

4. During World War II, who fought battles on Bedouin soil?

5. When Lila left, how many children did the Haj have?

(see the answer key)

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