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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) Aissatou is not good enough for the man she marries.
(b) The man she marries is ugly.
(c) The man she marries is Chinese.
(d) The man she marries is poor.

2. When did the narrator realize that Modou was the man for her for life?
(a) When he held their first child in his arms.
(b) When he asked her to marry him.
(c) After he dies.
(d) During their first dance.

3. What is the first thing the narrator says in her letter?
(a) That her eldest daughter is dead.
(b) That she has just had a baby boy.
(c) That she has moved to Canada.
(d) That she lost her husband today.

4. What does Modou do with his degree?
(a) He designs a model city.
(b) He builds a hospital.
(c) He goes to work for an environmental firm.
(d) He works toward the advancement of his country.

5. What did the narrator's mother think of Modou?
(a) He was too good to be true.
(b) He was ugly.
(c) He wouldn't be a good provider.
(d) He was kind and generous.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many children did the second wife bear the deceased?

2. What gives the narrator the ability to buck her family and marry who she wishes?

3. What had the deceased bought to please his second wife?

4. How many years has the second wife been married to the deceased?

5. To what does the narrator compare teachers?

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