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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 many years has the narrator been married to the deceased?
(a) 30
(b) 1
(c) 55
(d) 22

2. What is one secret revealed about the deceased?
(a) He had two other wives secretly.
(b) He had serious financial problems.
(c) He never believed in the Koran.
(d) He loved to travel to America.

3. To what does the narrator compare teachers?
(a) Slaves from the Roman times.
(b) An army of priests-in charge of people's souls.
(c) Socrates and Aristotole.
(d) Evangelical ministers.

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

5. What reasons does the narrator give for Modou's taking a second wife?
(a) For money, since the second wife came from a wealthy family.
(b) For highter social status.
(c) She doesn't have any idea.
(d) Either love or madness.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What field is Modou's degree?

3. Why do others disapprove of Aissatou's marriage?

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

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

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