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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 does Modou do with his degree?
(a) He works toward the advancement of his country.
(b) He builds a hospital.
(c) He goes to work for an environmental firm.
(d) He designs a model city.

2. What was the narrator's first impression of her future husband?
(a) That he probably wasn't from her country.
(b) That he needed to gain a little weight.
(c) That he was not very bright.
(d) That he was attractive and intelligent.

3. How long does the narrator have to stay indoors after the funeral?
(a) Four months and ten days.
(b) As long as it takes for her hair to grow long again.
(c) She does not have to stay indoors.
(d) Three days.

4. Why do others disapprove of Aissatou's marriage?
(a) The man she marries is Chinese.
(b) The man she marries is poor.
(c) The man she marries is ugly.
(d) Aissatou is not good enough for the man she marries.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the narrator believe it is useless to try to revive the person in question 5?

2. What did the narrator's mother think of Modou?

3. What dos the narrator do as a profession?

4. What is the difference between the narrator's friends and fellow teachers versus her in-laws?

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

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