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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 a folk tale, what did the food look like that a holy man gave a barren woman who asked for something to make her fertile?
(a) Milk.
(b) Porridge.
(c) Eggs.
(d) Greens.

2. What accompanied a message Mabruka sends when warning the recipient to beware?
(a) Pot of food.
(b) A special beverage.
(c) A garment.
(d) A blanket.

3. How many inches of rain commonly fell in Awlad 'Ali territory?
(a) 2 to 4 inches.
(b) 5 to 6 inches.
(c) 1 to 2 inches.
(d) 7 to 8 inches.

4. When did Lila's new life begin to seem natural, so she felt as if she belonged with the Awlad 'Ali?
(a) After 12 months.
(b) After 18 months.
(c) After 6 months.
(d) After 15 months.

5. Why did Aziza not remarry?
(a) Because her brother would not allow her to remarry.
(b) Because she was raising her son.
(c) Because her husband had been abusive.
(d) Because her father would not allow her to remarry.

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom did Aziza have recurring problems?

2. When Lila did her fieldwork, how many of the five core household heads married paternal first cousins?

3. How much of the Egyptian population consist of Bedouins of the Western desert when Lila did her fieldwork?

4. In a poem recited about his second wife, what image does Rashid use?

5. What part of the body was frequently mentioned in ghinnawas?

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