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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For whom does Modou work?
(a) The tribal chieftain.
(b) Trade union organizations.
(c) Shell oil.
(d) The president of the country.

2. Who leads the country when the republic is born?
(a) A dictator who is elected through corruption.
(b) The dominant political party.
(c) A group of 15 men.
(d) The former king, who agrees to share power.

3. What did the deceased give Lady Mother-in-Law when he desires to marry Binetou?
(a) A signed paper in which he committed to paying Binetou a monthly salary.
(b) A new home.
(c) Three cows and a bull.
(d) A trip to Europe.

4. What is Aunty Nabou's goal in raising her niece?
(a) To have a female to care for her in her old age.
(b) To shape her into what she thinks a noble woman should be-obedient.
(c) To find her a good husband.
(d) To help her become highly educated.

5. Why is the narrator upset about the sister-in-laws song?
(a) Because they do not remember the narrator's name.
(b) Because they praise both wifes equally.
(c) Because they do not sing the complete song.
(d) Because they sing out of key.

6. To what does the narrator compare teachers?
(a) Socrates and Aristotole.
(b) Evangelical ministers.
(c) An army of priests-in charge of people's souls.
(d) Slaves from the Roman times.

7. What does the narrator find when she rushes to the hospital?
(a) Her brother-in-law with a broken leg.
(b) Her new granddaughter in an incubator.
(c) Her dead husband covered in a white sheet.
(d) Her husband in the ICU unit talking to a nurse.

8. Who is Aissatou?
(a) The narrator's best friend.
(b) The narrator's sister.
(c) The narrator's first college professor.
(d) The narrator's sister-in-law.

9. According to tradition, who stays with the narrator during this tragic time?
(a) The shamen of the tribe.
(b) The dead person's co-wife.
(c) All the children from all the wives.
(d) The deceased male relatives.

10. Of what does the younger generation speak?
(a) Independence.
(b) Becoming a democracy.
(c) Moving to Europe or the United States.
(d) The need for more computer literacy.

11. Who is Daouda Dieng?
(a) The narrator's brother.
(b) The head of the police in Senegal.
(c) The narrator's maternal uncle.
(d) The boy her mother prefers over Modou.

12. What is said out loud during the mourning rituals?
(a) Verses from THE PROPHET.
(b) A poem citing the deceased warrior deeds.
(c) A prayer for the resurrection of the deceased.
(d) KORAN verses.

13. What is the narrator's state of mind at the opening of the book?
(a) Angry.
(b) Distraught.
(c) Depressed.
(d) Happy.

14. How many sons does Aunty Nabou have?
(a) Just one, Mawdo.
(b) Six.
(c) Five.
(d) None.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the difference between the men and women during the gathering for the deceased?

2. What do the participants donate to this person's funeral?

3. What had the deceased bought to please his second wife?

4. What does the narrator believe her in-laws do not understand?

5. According to the narrator, what is the purpose of teaching?

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