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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, Honor and the Virtues of Autonomy.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What city did Lila spend time in while waiting for her father to arrive in Egypt?
(a) Cairo.
(b) Alexandria.
(c) Amman.
(d) Port Said.

2. Who helped Lila finally begin to interpret the poems she was hearing?
(a) A Libyan in Cairo.
(b) A Jordanian in Alexandria.
(c) A Bedouin in Cairo.
(d) An Egyptian in Alexandria.

3. What beach is mentioned in the "Alexandria Quartet?"
(a) Na'ama.
(b) Hurghada.
(c) Bourg El Arab.
(d) Makadi.

4. What word described a Bedouin man's years of youth?
(a) Agil.
(b) Sinn ir-rushd.
(c) Shekhukha.
(d) Shabab.

5. Why was Lila's host mysteriously absent for a time?
(a) He had been arrested in Cairo.
(b) He was in prison.
(c) He was visiting kin.
(d) He was detained by government authorities.

Short Answer Questions

1. Before Lila arrived, how long had it been since the Awlad 'Ali migrated to the desert?

2. How old was the Haj, head of the household, where Lila lived?

3. What types of trees did the Awlad 'Ali plant?

4. What was closely tied to the moral nature among the Awlad 'Ali?

5. In the section "Identification and Sharing," why did a woman threaten to leave her husband?

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