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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do others disapprove of Aissatou's marriage?
(a) The man she marries is poor.
(b) The man she marries is Chinese.
(c) Aissatou is not good enough for the man she marries.
(d) The man she marries is ugly.

2. Who is Aissatou?
(a) The narrator's best friend.
(b) The narrator's sister.
(c) The narrator's sister-in-law.
(d) The narrator's first college professor.

3. What does the deceased do when he meets Binetou?
(a) Sends her to live with his brother as a third wife.
(b) Sends her to school to learn how to manage the farmstead.
(c) Removes her from school.
(d) Forces her to climb the Ngorongoro crator with him.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of Aissatou's brothers follow in their father's footsteps?

2. What is the difference between the narrator's friends and fellow teachers versus her in-laws?

3. What did the narrator's mother think of Modou?

4. What do the narrator and her friends do at their house parties?

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

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