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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 is the narrator upset about the sister-in-laws song?
(a) Because they praise both wifes equally.
(b) Because they do not sing the complete song.
(c) Because they sing out of key.
(d) Because they do not remember the narrator's name.

2. What is a test feared by Senegalese women?
(a) A ritual to discover if a woman is a virgin.
(b) The widow(s) have to be branded.
(c) A test to learn if a woman is pregnant.
(d) Their sisters-in-law have to take down the new widows' hair.

3. What is the narrator's state of mind at the opening of the book?
(a) Happy.
(b) Angry.
(c) Distraught.
(d) Depressed.

4. What is the difference between the narrator's friends and fellow teachers versus her in-laws?
(a) Her in-laws are from Kenya, not Senegal.
(b) Her friends are modern-minded; whereas the in-laws stick to tradition.
(c) She is able to relax with them, which she can't do with her in-laws.
(d) Her in-laws belong to a different political party from her friends.

5. What is the goal of the narrator's education?
(a) To earn a degree.
(b) To emancipate her from the traditional roles of African women.
(c) To enable her to home school her children.
(d) To make her attractive to men.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the difference between the men and women during the gathering for the deceased?

2. According to the narrator, what is the purpose of teaching?

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

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

5. Who is Daouda Dieng?

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