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

2. In the section "Identification and Sharing," why did a woman threaten to leave her husband?
(a) Because he mistreated a child.
(b) Because he took another wife.
(c) Because he slurred her father's name.
(d) Because he hit her.

3. What colors were associated with uncleanliness and women?
(a) Green and blue.
(b) Black and white.
(c) Red and blue.
(d) Red and black.

4. In a story about the creation of Adam and Eve, what instrument was the Devil playing?
(a) A flute.
(b) A harmonica.
(c) A stringed instrument.
(d) A drum.

5. What drapes over the tent or automobile that carries a bride to her new home?
(a) A large red blanket.
(b) A large white blanket.
(c) A man's white toga.
(d) A man's green toga.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where did Adam and Eve meet again after God banished them?

3. Who were the ancestors of the Awlad 'Ali?

4. How long was a woman sexually taboo after giving birth?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What type of living quarters would newly married couples have in the past and when Lila lived among the Awlad 'Ali?

3. How could a woman resist a tyrannical husband?

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

5. Describe the ritual performed by children to bring rain.

6. How did Nafla resist an unwanted marriage when she was fourteen?

7. Why did Lila go to Cairo every few weeks during the first few months she lived with the Awlad 'Ali?

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

9. What did clients do for their patrons?

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

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