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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 love story told in Chapter 8, what grew from the graves of a boy and girl who loved each other?

2. What theme became associated most closely with the ghinnawa?

3. Who did Mabruka, Rashid's first wife, blame for Rashid's second marriage?

4. Who was the person usually most responsible for preventing love matches?

5. In a love story told in Chapter 8, how far was a girl buried from the grave of her love?

Short Essay Questions

1. What tape that Lila recorded did most people want to hear again and again?

2. How is the threat of sexuality to the Bedouin system dealt with?

3. What was Mabruka's response when she was accused of sorcery?

4. When did the Awlad 'Ali learn to attribute blame when something happened?

5. How did a niece describe how she found the body of her aunt, after the old woman died suddenly?

6. What was Aziza's story?

7. Why wasn't the Haj allowed to marry a girl he loved when he was 17?

8. How do reactions to a husband's second marriage vary?

9. Why are analogies drawn in poetry between the poet and young children?

10. How are ghinnawas linked to romantic love?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the natural reasons that exist for a belief in female moral inferiority in a Bedouin society, use examples from the book.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the structure and form of Awlad 'Ali poetry, the ghinnawa.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss why visits among kin were so important to the Awlad 'Ali and use examples from the book.

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