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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8, Ideology and the Politics of Sentiment.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When a girl of about seventeen died, which male relative cried at the funeral?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her brother.
(c) Her grandfather.
(d) Her uncle.

2. What is the English translation of the phrase used by the Awlad 'Ali that begins the lament to mourn a death?
(a) Pain and sorrow.
(b) Woe is me.
(c) Oh, sadness.
(d) My heart is torn.

3. From what country did the Awlad 'Ali migrate?
(a) Chad.
(b) Sudan.
(c) Libya.
(d) Saudi Arabia.

4. In the camp where Lila lived, how many adults were in the fourteen households that made up the camp?
(a) 42.
(b) 47.
(c) 53.
(d) 58.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What primary emotion is featured in ghinnawas?

2. During Lila's stay among the Awlad 'Ali, how many ghinnawas did she record?

3. In a love story told in Chapter 8, how far was a girl buried from the grave of her love?

4. What color was the compound where Lila lived with the Awlad 'Ali?

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

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