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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7-9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do the narrator and her friends feel about being teachers?
(a) It's something to pay the bills, though not very exciting.
(b) It's a necessary evil.
(c) They hate teaching.
(d) They love their profession.

2. What gives the narrator the ability to buck her family and marry who she wishes?
(a) Her great-Aunt who did the same.
(b) What she learns in school.
(c) She is pregnant.
(d) Because her future husband is blackmailing her.

3. What is the family's response to the narrator's non-traditional simple wedding ceremony?
(a) Glad that it does not cost much.
(b) Disapproval.
(c) Excited that she is using her education to change traditions.
(d) They do not believe it is sufficient to be legal.

4. Which of Aissatou's brothers follow in their father's footsteps?
(a) She has no brothers.
(b) The older ones.
(c) None of them take up their father's occupation.
(d) The younger ones.

5. Why is this test feared by Senegalese women?
(a) It reveals what others think about her.
(b) It determines who will marry her.
(c) It is very painful.
(d) It can sometimes result in death.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do many of the young people consider traditional crafts?

2. How long does the narrator have to stay indoors after the funeral?

3. What does the narrator think of Aissatou's in-laws?

4. What was the narrator's first impression of her future husband?

5. What is remarkable about the narrator?

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