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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

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) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 5.

2. What values were at the heart of the Awlad 'Ali moral system?
(a) Courage and valor.
(b) Honor and modesty.
(c) Strength and dignity.
(d) Honesty and justice.

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

4. What does an unmarried girl use to cover her head?
(a) A headcloth.
(b) A small hat.
(c) A veil.
(d) A kerchief.

5. Who was the man who was criticized for going to find a runaway second wife?
(a) Rashid.
(b) Daksha.
(c) Efron.
(d) Tanmay.

6. How old was Nafla when her family tried to force her into a marriage?
(a) 14
(b) 20.
(c) 16.
(d) 18.

7. How old was the Haj, head of the household, where Lila lived?
(a) Close to 60.
(b) About 55.
(c) Close to 50.
(d) About 45.

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

9. Where did God banish Adam after he ate the fruit?
(a) To the north.
(b) To the south.
(c) To the east.
(d) To the west.

10. What types of trees surrounded crude structures at the edge of the Western desert?
(a) Olive Trees.
(b) Sycamore trees.
(c) Almond Trees.
(d) Dwarf fig trees.

11. When Lila left, how many children did the Haj have?
(a) 15.
(b) 21.
(c) 16.
(d) 18.

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

13. When did Lila live with the Awlad 'Ali?
(a) January 1976 to March 1978.
(b) April 1981 to June 1983.
(c) March 1978 to November 1980.
(d) October 1978 to May 1980.

14. On page 120, what wild edible green do the children gather?
(a) Quelite.
(b) Cress.
(c) Khubbeza.
(d) Epazote.

15. In a story told to Lila about loving daughters and abusive and heartless sons, how many daughters did a woman have?
(a) 9.
(b) 7.
(c) 11.
(d) 8.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the Haj's first wife?

2. Who was the man who inherited wealth, but lost respect because he submitted to his passions and chased women?

3. In Bedouin ideology, what determined a man's authority?

4. When did Lila first realize the sensitive nature of the poems recited by the women?

5. Who helped Lila finally begin to interpret the poems she was hearing?

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