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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 occupation of Aissatou's father?
(a) Politician.
(b) Blacksmith.
(c) Painter.
(d) Physician.

2. What does Modou complain about in his letters?
(a) Racial discrimination.
(b) The difficulty of the coursework.
(c) The cold weather in France.
(d) The quality of the petit fours.

3. How does the narrator act upon hearing the news?
(a) She hides her distress from her visitors.
(b) She flies into a rage and slaps Modou.
(c) She is indifferent since she is first wife and most important.
(d) She immediately packs and leaves for the United States.

4. What did the narrator's mother think of Modou?
(a) He was too good to be true.
(b) He was kind and generous.
(c) He wouldn't be a good provider.
(d) He was ugly.

5. Who does little Nabou marry at Aunty Nabou's insistence?
(a) Dieng Dw.
(b) Modou.
(c) Mawdo.
(d) No one; her aunt insists she remain single.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is another secret revealed about the deceased?

2. Who tells the narrator he will marry her after the mourning period is over for Modou?

3. What does Modou think of the policies of the dominant party?

4. What is the traditional contribution for funeral expenses from others?

5. Who gives the narrator a brand new car?

(see the answer key)

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