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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 did the deceased give Lady Mother-in-Law when he desires to marry Binetou?
(a) A signed paper in which he committed to paying Binetou a monthly salary.
(b) Three cows and a bull.
(c) A trip to Europe.
(d) A new home.

2. Now that Modou has left her, how does the narrator travel with her children?
(a) On public transportation.
(b) On foot.
(c) By taxi.
(d) They can't afford to travel.

3. What does the narrator believe her in-laws do not understand?
(a) The duties of an employed mother.
(b) Why Modou doesn't divorce the narrator.
(c) Why she married Modou.
(d) How education is so good for women.

4. How many children did the second wife bear the deceased?
(a) 1
(b) 0
(c) 3
(d) 9

5. Which of Aissatou's brothers follow in their father's footsteps?
(a) The younger ones.
(b) The older ones.
(c) None of them take up their father's occupation.
(d) She has no brothers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator do to fill the void her husband's loss leaves?

2. Who is Aunty Nabou?

3. What did the narrator's mother think of Modou?

4. How does Modou feel about being married to Binetou?

5. What profession does Aunty Nabou insist her niece take up?

(see the answer key)

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