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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did the narrator's mother feel about the narrator's relationship with Modou?
(a) She thought it was wonderful.
(b) She was not alive at the time.
(c) She didn't know about it.
(d) She disapproved of it at first.

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

3. Why is the narrator upset about the donations from the people?
(a) Most people decline to donate?
(b) The people resent donating.
(c) The people do not donate very much.
(d) It's too late to save others with needed medications.

4. What is the mirasse?
(a) A payment of 10 dollars from the government for the widow.
(b) A family meeting required by the Koran where the deceased's secrets are exposed.
(c) A pilgrimage to Mecca.
(d) A vision the widow finds on a quest in the desert.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mawdo tell the narrator about having two sons with Nabou?

2. What is the goal of the narrator's education?

3. According to the narrator, what did Modou do to gain her as a wife?

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

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

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