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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 does the narrator feel about Modou taking a second wife?
(a) She does not know he did so.
(b) Betrayed.
(c) Indifferent since she is the first and most important wife.
(d) Glad to have someone to share household chores.

2. Why is this test feared by Senegalese women?
(a) It can sometimes result in death.
(b) It is very painful.
(c) It reveals what others think about her.
(d) It determines who will marry her.

3. What do the female relatives do for the deceased?
(a) Wash the dead person's body.
(b) Light the funeral pyre.
(c) Cover their heads with yellow cloth for two weeks.
(d) Wail while walking around the outside of the home.

4. What had the deceased bought to please his second wife?
(a) A new mercedes benz.
(b) A nice villa.
(c) Two thoroughbred horses for racing.
(d) A diamond necklace.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the narrator and her friends do at their house parties?

2. What does Modou do with his degree?

3. What does the deceased do when he meets Binetou?

4. What does the narrator think of Aissatou's in-laws?

5. To whom do the wives give money?

(see the answer key)

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