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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the narrator's state of mind at the opening of the book?
(a) Angry.
(b) Depressed.
(c) Happy.
(d) Distraught.

2. To what does the narrator compare teachers?
(a) Socrates and Aristotole.
(b) Slaves from the Roman times.
(c) An army of priests-in charge of people's souls.
(d) Evangelical ministers.

3. Why does the narrator learn to drive?
(a) To make Aissatou proud.
(b) To prove to Modou that she does not need him.
(c) So she can transport her children.
(d) She cannot drive; she hires a driver.

4. To whom is the narrator writing her diary?
(a) Her divorced husband.
(b) Her friend, Aissatou.
(c) Her younger sister.
(d) Her twin daughters.

5. What is said out loud during the mourning rituals?
(a) Verses from THE PROPHET.
(b) KORAN verses.
(c) A poem citing the deceased warrior deeds.
(d) A prayer for the resurrection of the deceased.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator think hurt Modou's career?

2. How does Aissatou respond to Mawdo's taking a second wife under pressure from his mother?

3. How does Binetou feel about her marriage to Modou?

4. For whom does Modou work?

5. To where does Aunty Nabou travel?

(see the answer key)

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