So Long a Letter | Short Answer Test Questions

Short Answer Questions

Directions: Answer each question with the appropriate short response.

Short Answer Questions - Chapters 1-3

1. What is the narrator's state of mind at the opening of the book?

2. To whom is the narrator writing her diary?

3. What is the first thing the narrator says in her letter?

4. What does the narrator find when she rushes to the hospital?

5. Who suffers a heart attack?

6. Why does the narrator believe it is useless to try to revive the person in question 5?

7. Who discusses the mysteries of birth and death with the narrator?

8. What do the female relatives do for the deceased?

9. According to tradition, who stays with the narrator during this tragic time?

10. What is a test feared by Senegalese women?