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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 is remarkable about the narrator?
(a) She gave birth to a set of sextuplets all of whom survived.
(b) She was the only female pilot in Senegal.
(c) She won an Olympic gold medal in track.
(d) She had been one of the first educated women in Senegal.

2. 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) Forces her to climb the Ngorongoro crator with him.
(d) Removes her from school.

3. How did the men of Senegal treat an educated woman?
(a) In awe that they could achieve such a difficult goal.
(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) With deference.

4. In Modou's letters to the narrator while getting his degree, for what did he say he longed?
(a) His family and friends.
(b) For the narrator's presence and black complexion.
(c) Enough money to come home and visit.
(d) A home-cooked meal.

5. What gives the narrator the ability to buck her family and marry who she wishes?
(a) She is pregnant.
(b) Because her future husband is blackmailing her.
(c) What she learns in school.
(d) Her great-Aunt who did the same.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator feel about Modou taking a second wife?

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

3. What does the narrator believe her in-laws do not understand?

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

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

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