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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. In a story told to Lila about loving daughters and abusive and heartless sons, how many daughters did a woman have?

2. In the camp where Lila lived, how many adults were in the fourteen households that made up the camp?

3. In a folk tale, what did the food look like that a holy man gave a barren woman who asked for something to make her fertile?

4. When was Lila's host mysteriously absent for a period?

5. In the camp where Lila lived, how many adults divorced at least once?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did a woman whose daughter was about to marry a respected man in the camp say that her daughter wanted in a man?

3. How did the Bedouin like to honor guests?

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

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

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

7. What was the difference that a woman might feel during a pregnancy depending on whether she was carrying a boy or a girl?

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

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

10. How did people greet the birth of a girl?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the image that Lila had of the Bedouins before she began her fieldwork and the reality of what life was really like among the Bedouins. Use examples from the book.

Essay Topic 2

Using examples from the book, discuss how autonomy relates to hierarchy in the Awlad 'Ali society. Define your terms when writing your essay.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the consequences and restrictions Lila faced because of her father's introduction and her status in the Awlad 'Ali community.

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