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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 colors were associated with purity and with men?

2. What was the name of the Haj's first wife?

3. How many wives was a wealthy man reputed to have married in his lifetime?

4. What was the standard by which status was measured and hierarchy determined in Awlad 'Ali society?

5. What colors were associated with uncleanliness and women?

Short Essay Questions

1. How were Lila's expectations of the Bedouins different from the reality?

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

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

4. How were brides carried from her natal home in the past and when Lila lived with the Awlad 'Ali?

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

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

7. How did the Bedouin like to honor guests?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Discuss why "Veiled Sentiments" could be considered an ethnography. Define ethnography in your essay.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the formal and informal checks and balances that exist to stop tyrannical providers. Give examples from the book and use quotes to support your discussion.

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