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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many years before Lila's arrival had a young man been murdered?
(a) 7 years.
(b) 8 years.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 6 years.

2. What upset Migdim when she came to stay in the household where Lila was living?
(a) That she was given no bedding.
(b) That she was given leftovers.
(c) That she was not greeted when she arrived.
(d) That she was shunted from room to room.

3. What was the only thing that Lila was usually able to tape record?
(a) Wedding festivities.
(b) Funerals.
(c) Business transactions.
(d) Private concerts.

4. What was the theme of the first song and poem Fayga shared with Lila?
(a) Her unhappiness living in her mother's tent.
(b) Undesirability of polygyny.
(c) The longing to marry another.
(d) Dissatisfaction with her husband.

5. When an old woman suddenly died, what did some suggest her husband had done?
(a) Beat her.
(b) Hit her over the head.
(c) Strangled her.
(d) Choked her.

6. What did Mabruka refuse to accept when Rashid married another wife?
(a) Wedding gifts due her.
(b) A new tent.
(c) Special clothing.
(d) Special wine.

7. How many ghinnawas did a German explorer publish?
(a) 50.
(b) 200 or so.
(c) 89.
(d) 100 or so.

8. When Fayga was taken to visit her father, why did she wish to stay longer?
(a) To see a younger brother.
(b) To see an uncle.
(c) To see a sister.
(d) To see a cousin.

9. In a love story told in Chapter 8, how far was a girl buried from the grave of her love?
(a) About 1/2 kilometer.
(b) About a kilometer.
(c) About 2 kilometers.
(d) About 3 kilometers.

10. In an age of trucks, what did wealthy men maintain even though they were obsolete?
(a) Goat herds.
(b) Camel herds.
(c) Cow herds.
(d) Sheep herds.

11. In a love story told in Chapter 8, what grew from the graves of a boy and girl who loved each other?
(a) Palms.
(b) Geraniums.
(c) Astragalus.
(d) Acacias.

12. In a photograph on page 192, what did women use as a windbreak?
(a) A hubcap.
(b) Branches.
(c) Old olive oil tin.
(d) A board.

13. How did women feel if men heard them singing or reciting poetry?
(a) Frustrated.
(b) Angry.
(c) Embarrassed.
(d) Sad.

14. What was the year when the Haj had his first romance?
(a) 1952.
(b) 1951.
(c) 1949.
(d) 1950.

15. How would a body be prepared in proper Muslim fashion?
(a) Wrap the body in a cloth.
(b) Place drops of water in the person's mouth and tie the jaw shut.
(c) Anoint the body with spices.
(d) Close the eyes with coins.

Short Answer Questions

1. Along with other Muslims, where do the Awlad 'Ali believe children go when they die?

2. Whose definition did Lila use to define discourse?

3. What were two women doing when Lila captured their conversation and songs on tape?

4. Of the ghinnawas that Lila recorded when she stayed with the Awlad 'Ali, how many were duplicates?

5. What did the Awlad 'Ali believe should be evoked by beautiful poetry?

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