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

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

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

4. How many inches of rain commonly fell in Awlad 'Ali territory?
(a) 2 to 4 inches.
(b) 5 to 6 inches.
(c) 7 to 8 inches.
(d) 1 to 2 inches.

5. When did military rule of the Western desert end?
(a) Late 1930's.
(b) Late 1960's.
(c) Late 1950's.
(d) Late 1940's.

Short Answer Questions

1. During what month was rain essential for the Awlad 'Ali to water their crops?

2. In the desert, what animal did they hunt at night?

3. Who was the man who was criticized for going to find a runaway second wife?

4. How much of the Egyptian population consist of Bedouins of the Western desert when Lila did her fieldwork?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What did the Awlad 'Ali describe fondly about their lives in the desert?

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

3. Why might a woman have no choice, but to obey her husband?

4. How did the Awlad 'Ali obtain water for their daily needs?

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

6. How did the Bedouin like to honor guests?

7. What did patrons do for clients?

8. What questions and doubts do anthropologists deal with when doing field work?

9. Why did Bedouin women keep their ties to their kin even after marriage?

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

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