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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which city was near the mountain where Adam and Eve met again after being banished from the garden by God?
(a) Cairo.
(b) Alexandria.
(c) Ar Riyad.
(d) Mecca.

2. What did Bedouins believe caused serious illness?
(a) Exposure to black magic.
(b) Solitary encounters in deserted places with jinn.
(c) Being cursed.
(d) The use of an amulet or charm.

3. Who gave the Awlad 'Ali rights to land in the Western desert in the nineteenth century?
(a) Mohammad 'Ali.
(b) Muhammad Abdel Halim.
(c) Ali Sadik Bey.
(d) Ibrahim Pasha.

4. During the first few months that Lila lived with the Awlad 'Ali, how often would Lila travel to Cairo?
(a) Every 2-3 weeks.
(b) Once a month.
(c) Every week.
(d) Every other month.

5. What was a man who needed women called?
(a) A skunk.
(b) A turkey.
(c) A donkey.
(d) A dog.

6. When did the Awlad 'Ali typically consummate a marriage after the wedding?
(a) Early afternoon of the wedding day.
(b) Late at night after the wedding.
(c) A week after the wedding.
(d) Morning after the wedding.

7. What were women said to fear?
(a) Loss.
(b) Hunger.
(c) Birth.
(d) The dark.

8. 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 husband was killed.
(b) Lost her only son.
(c) Her brother died.
(d) Her daughter died.

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

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

11. What was the Bedouin social system touted to be?
(a) Democratic.
(b) Authoritarian.
(c) Unitarian.
(d) Egalitarian.

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

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

14. Which direction did Lila travel from Alexandria to reach the area where the Awald 'Ali lived?
(a) West.
(b) South.
(c) East.
(d) North.

15. How many wives was a wealthy man reputed to have married in his lifetime?
(a) 52.
(b) 32.
(c) 29.
(d) 47.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were Bedouin tents made of before the Awlad 'Ali moved into houses?

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

3. In a story about the creation of Adam and Eve, what instrument was the Devil playing?

4. What color cummerbund would the women of the Awlad 'Ali wear around their waists?

5. What tribes were the true Awlad 'Ali?

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