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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 10-12.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Aunty Nabou demand?
(a) Enough money to move to the West Indies.
(b) To take little Nabou, her brother's daughter, back home with her.
(c) That they provide her a small stipend to live on.
(d) That her brother help her discipline Mawdo.

3. What is the traditional contribution for funeral expenses from others?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Crafts to sell at market.
(c) Cattle.
(d) Agricultural produce.

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

5. Who is Daouda Dieng?
(a) The head of the police in Senegal.
(b) The boy her mother prefers over Modou.
(c) The narrator's maternal uncle.
(d) The narrator's brother.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is Aissatou?

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

4. How might one describe the culture of the Senegal people?

5. What is one secret revealed about the deceased?

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