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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Aissatou marry?
(a) Moudou.
(b) Mawdo Bw.
(c) Douda Raaw.
(d) Daouda Dieng.

2. What profession does Aunty Nabou insist her niece take up?
(a) Weaving.
(b) Midwifery.
(c) Veternarian.
(d) Nursing.

3. What is the family's response to the narrator's non-traditional simple wedding ceremony?
(a) Disapproval.
(b) Glad that it does not cost much.
(c) Excited that she is using her education to change traditions.
(d) They do not believe it is sufficient to be legal.

4. Why is the narrator upset about the sister-in-laws song?
(a) Because they do not sing the complete song.
(b) Because they do not remember the narrator's name.
(c) Because they praise both wifes equally.
(d) Because they sing out of key.

5. What keeps Mawdo busy as a physician?
(a) The population boom.
(b) Finding a cure for sickle cell anemia.
(c) The AIDS epidemic.
(d) people People now prefer western medicine to the traditional medicine.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does the narrator have to stay indoors after the funeral?

2. When did the narrator and her husband's romance blossom?

3. What does the narrator find when she rushes to the hospital?

4. Who did Modou support politically?

5. What is the mirasse?

(see the answer key)

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