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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the narrator, what did Modou do to gain her as a wife?
(a) He told her father she was pregnant.
(b) He promised her they'd move to America.
(c) Nothing, she chased Modou.
(d) He went to great lengths to have her.

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

3. What gives the narrator the ability to buck her family and marry who she wishes?
(a) What she learns in school.
(b) She is pregnant.
(c) Her great-Aunt who did the same.
(d) Because her future husband is blackmailing her.

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

5. What does the deceased do when he meets Binetou?
(a) Sends her to school to learn how to manage the farmstead.
(b) Sends her to live with his brother as a third wife.
(c) Removes her from school.
(d) Forces her to climb the Ngorongoro crator with him.

6. Of what is Aunty Nabou proud?
(a) Her noble origins.
(b) Her son's profession.
(c) Her large herd of cows.
(d) Her wedgewood china.

7. 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.

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

9. How many children does the woman bear the deceased?
(a) 12
(b) 15
(c) 0
(d) 2

10. Which of Aissatou's brothers follow in their father's footsteps?
(a) She has no brothers.
(b) The older ones.
(c) None of them take up their father's occupation.
(d) The younger ones.

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

12. What is a test feared by Senegalese women?
(a) A ritual to discover if a woman is a virgin.
(b) A test to learn if a woman is pregnant.
(c) Their sisters-in-law have to take down the new widows' hair.
(d) The widow(s) have to be branded.

13. Who is Aunty Nabou?
(a) The narrator's second cousin.
(b) The narrator's mother-in-law.
(c) Mawdo's mother.
(d) The mother of the country's president.

14. How long does the narrator have to stay indoors after the funeral?
(a) As long as it takes for her hair to grow long again.
(b) Four months and ten days.
(c) Three days.
(d) She does not have to stay indoors.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to tradition, who stays with the narrator during this tragic time?

2. Why is the narrator upset about the donations from the people?

3. What is Aunty Nabou's goal in raising her niece?

4. What does Modou complain about in his letters?

5. What is Daouda Dieng's occupation?

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