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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 16-18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To whom do the wives give money?
(a) Their children.
(b) Their in-laws.
(c) No one; they keep it all for themselves.
(d) The government in the form of taxes.

2. How did the men of Senegal treat an educated woman?
(a) With deference.
(b) In awe that they could achieve such a difficult goal.
(c) They would not marry any woman who went to school past sixth grade.
(d) The men would often insult educated women but desired them also.

3. How does Binetou feel about her marriage to Modou?
(a) She is glad to be taken care of.
(b) She hates being married so young.
(c) She misses her former life.
(d) She is indifferent.

4. What does Mawdo, Aissatou's husband, admire about his father-in-law?
(a) His dexterity and artistry.
(b) His willingness to cry at his daughter's wedding.
(c) His prize cow.
(d) His ability to work though he is handicapped.

5. What, in the narrator's opinion, does modernity do?
(a) It improves the country immensely.
(b) It signifies the slow death of traditional trades.
(c) It causes immoral behavior among the young people.
(d) It increases live births.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many years has the narrator been married to the deceased?

2. What gives the narrator the ability to buck her family and marry who she wishes?

3. How did Modou respond to the narrator having a new car?

4. How did the narrator's mother feel about the narrator's relationship with Modou?

5. Which of Aissatou's brothers follow in their father's footsteps?

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