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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 25-27.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. What is proof that times have changed?
(a) Her son is accepted at Oxford in England.
(b) The new president of Senegal is a woman.
(c) Ramatoulaye's daughter's pregnancy though she is not married.
(d) That woman are now considered equals to men in Senegal.

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

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

5. Who helps care for the narrator's children when they are sick?
(a) Aissatou.
(b) Daba.
(c) Mawdo Bw.
(d) The in-laws.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Ramatoulaye's overall tone at the end of the book?

2. Why does the narrator learn to drive?

3. What does Farmata think of Ibrahima?

4. What does the narrator think of Aissatou's choice to leave her husband and move to the United States?

5. What happens whenever the narrator goes to the movies alone?

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