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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did the men of Senegal treat an educated woman?
(a) They would not marry any woman who went to school past sixth grade.
(b) The men would often insult educated women but desired them also.
(c) With deference.
(d) In awe that they could achieve such a difficult goal.

2. What does Mawdo tell the narrator about having two sons with Nabou?
(a) That he will now divorce Nabou.
(b) That he has learned to love Nabou as much as Aissatou.
(c) That he is giving the boys up for adoption.
(d) That women do not understand that men are partly driven by animal instincts.

3. In whom has Modou begun showing an interest?
(a) Nabou
(b) Kwise
(c) Binetou
(d) Aissatou

4. Who does Aissatou marry?
(a) Douda Raaw.
(b) Daouda Dieng.
(c) Mawdo Bw.
(d) Moudou.

5. What does the narrator think hurt Modou's career?
(a) His greed.
(b) Marrying a second wife.
(c) The narrator's full social life.
(d) His lack of education.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who does the narrator blame for her husband taking a second wife?

4. Who is Aunty Nabou?

5. What is one secret revealed about the deceased?

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