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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 happens when Modou and Binetou go out?
(a) They dance until the early morning hours.
(b) They argue about where to go.
(c) They enjoy themselves immensely.
(d) Young people quietly make fun of them.

2. Who is the narrator's neighbor?
(a) A widower with two children.
(b) The griot woman.
(c) Her mother-in-law.
(d) Her oldest daughter who is married.

3. What profession does Aunty Nabou insist her niece take up?
(a) Nursing.
(b) Weaving.
(c) Midwifery.
(d) Veternarian.

4. What was the narrator's first impression of her future husband?
(a) That he needed to gain a little weight.
(b) That he was attractive and intelligent.
(c) That he probably wasn't from her country.
(d) That he was not very bright.

5. How do many of the young people consider traditional crafts?
(a) As an honorable profession.
(b) As a necessary evil.
(c) As not worth learning.
(d) As beneath them.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator respond to Daouda Dieng's looks of admiration?

2. How does Modou juggle the two marriages and wives?

3. What does Ramatoulaye rejoice in in the last chapter?

4. How do the narrator's in-laws treat her after Modou marries Binetou?

5. How does the narrator feel around Daouda Dieng?

(see the answer key)

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