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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the Awlad 'Ali believe distinguished them from and made them superior to other peoples?

2. What drapes over the tent or automobile that carries a bride to her new home?

3. In a Bedouin story, what was God's reason for forbidding Adam and Eve to eat fruit from a particular tree?

4. How far did the Western Desert stretch to the Libyan border?

5. What would ewes have been fed in the desert?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

8. How did people greet the birth of a boy?

9. What did clients do for their patrons?

10. What did Rashid's brothers want him to do about a runaway second wife?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss why ghinnawas, the poetry of the Awlad 'Ali, are veiled sentiments.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the fieldwork that Lila was performing among the Awlad 'Ali and how she had to change to focus of her work because of her status with the group. Give specific examples from the book to support your statements.

Essay Topic 3

Argue whether among the Awlad 'Ali there is a moral basis for social hierarchy or whether social hierarchy is based on externals like age, wealth, or gender. Use examples from the book to support your place.

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