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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 22-24.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator fear about her child-raising skills?
(a) That she was too strict.
(b) That she relied upon Modou too much.
(c) That she let her mother-in-law take care of the kids too much.
(d) That she has been too permissive.

2. Why does Modou gain many promotions in his job?
(a) He does not accept a salary for his work.
(b) His father-in-law is in charge where he works.
(c) His charisma and devotion to the workers' plight.
(d) He bribes those in authority above him.

3. What dos the narrator do as a profession?
(a) A teacher.
(b) A housewife.
(c) A physician.
(d) A lawyer.

4. What does Modou think of the policies of the dominant party?
(a) He believes they are too traditional.
(b) He thinks they are instituting wonderful changes.
(c) He thinks they are weak.
(d) He believes they are depleting the country's resources and wasting the money.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do others disapprove of Aissatou's marriage?

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

3. How is Aunty Nabou received when she arrives at her destination?

4. Who seems to have romantic intentions for the narrator since Modou left her?

5. What reasons does the narrator give for Modou's taking a second wife?

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