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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was closely tied to the moral nature among the Awlad 'Ali?
(a) Respect.
(b) Courage.
(c) Blood.
(d) Status.

2. Where did God banish Eve after she ate the fruit?
(a) To the east.
(b) To the north.
(c) To the west.
(d) To the south.

3. What illness did the Bedouin believe could be caused by fright?
(a) Tuberculosis.
(b) Polio.
(c) Leukemia.
(d) Hepatitis.

4. How frequent were droughts in Awlad 'Ali territory?
(a) About every 7 years.
(b) About every 6 years.
(c) About every 10 years.
(d) About every 5 years.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. On page 120, what wild edible green do the children gather?

2. How many children did the man, who was criticized for going to find his runaway second wife, have with his first wife?

3. How many client households were in the camp where Lila lived?

4. What does an unmarried girl use to cover her head?

5. In the Bedouin community where Lila lived, how many times a day did the men try to pray?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the Bedouin like to honor guests?

2. Why were the core families where Lila stayed able to avoid cooperating in government settlement schemes?

3. Under what circumstances could a woman kill an animal?

4. Why was the Haj's mother reserved with Lila at first and why did her attitude change?

5. In what behavior would a good bride engage in on her wedding day?

6. What did clients do for their patrons?

7. In the past, what was the relationship between the Awlad 'Ali and the Mrabtin?

8. Why did Lila's father go with her to the area where the Awlad 'Ali lived?

9. What Bedouin story was told to show that the Egyptians lack nobility of origin?

10. How far had some men traveled outside the Awlad 'Ali community?

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