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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Aunty Nabou's goal in raising her niece?
(a) To shape her into what she thinks a noble woman should be-obedient.
(b) To have a female to care for her in her old age.
(c) To find her a good husband.
(d) To help her become highly educated.

2. What is the difference between the narrator's friends and fellow teachers versus her in-laws?
(a) Her in-laws are from Kenya, not Senegal.
(b) She is able to relax with them, which she can't do with her in-laws.
(c) Her friends are modern-minded; whereas the in-laws stick to tradition.
(d) Her in-laws belong to a different political party from her friends.

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

4. Who is Aunty Nabou?
(a) The narrator's mother-in-law.
(b) The mother of the country's president.
(c) The narrator's second cousin.
(d) Mawdo's mother.

5. What is the first thing the narrator says in her letter?
(a) That she has moved to Canada.
(b) That she lost her husband today.
(c) That she has just had a baby boy.
(d) That her eldest daughter is dead.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is remarkable about the narrator?

2. According to tradition, who stays with the narrator during this tragic time?

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

4. For whom does Modou work?

5. What does the narrator have to put up with regularly?

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