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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Of what significance is the narrator's unconventional marriage?
(a) It is symbolic of the New Africa.
(b) It compels new laws granting women complete freedom.
(c) It is the reason she loses her teaching job.
(d) It is the first one to have ever taken place in Senegal.

3. What dos the narrator do as a profession?
(a) A teacher.
(b) A physician.
(c) A housewife.
(d) A lawyer.

4. Which of Aissatou's brothers follow in their father's footsteps?
(a) She has no brothers.
(b) None of them take up their father's occupation.
(c) The older ones.
(d) The younger ones.

5. How did the men of Senegal treat an educated woman?
(a) With deference.
(b) They would not marry any woman who went to school past sixth grade.
(c) The men would often insult educated women but desired them also.
(d) In awe that they could achieve such a difficult goal.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom do the wives give money?

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

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

4. What is the occupation of Aissatou's father?

5. How do many of the young people consider traditional crafts?

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