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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who seems to have romantic intentions for the narrator since Modou left her?
(a) Daouda Dieng.
(b) Seema.
(c) Mawda.
(d) No one since the narrator is still officially married.

2. What does the narrator do to fill the void her husband's loss leaves?
(a) Listens to the radio all the time.
(b) Travels around the world.
(c) Babysits her grandchildren.
(d) Tries to find another husband.

3. What do people think about the narrator rejecting Daouda Dieng and others for marriage?
(a) That she is wise to forget about another marriage.
(b) That she is unstable.
(c) That she wants to marry out of a need for revenge.
(d) That she is gold digging.

4. What is ironic about Daouda Dieng's marriage proposal?
(a) He is already married, so the narrator would be the second wife.
(b) It is many years too late.
(c) He is recently widowed.
(d) He does not propose marriage, but rather an affair.

5. Who tells the narrator he will marry her after the mourning period is over for Modou?
(a) Tamsir.
(b) Mawdo.
(c) Daouda Dieng.
(d) Samba Diack.

6. What has Daouda Dieng been called publicly?
(a) A candidate for presidency.
(b) A racist.
(c) A feminist.
(d) An embezzler.

7. What was the narrator's emotional response to an offer of marriage after Modou's death?
(a) Hesitant because of her children.
(b) Outrage at being treated as an object.
(c) Fearful but willing.
(d) Excited by the prospect.

8. What has the narrator's daughter Aissatou kept from the narrator?
(a) That she is planning to run away to Europe.
(b) That she has quit school.
(c) That she is three months pregnant.
(d) That her boyfriend already has one wife.

9. What is Ibrahima Sall's occupation?
(a) A policeman.
(b) A physician.
(c) A law student.
(d) An infantry man in the military.

10. Who is disappointed about how the narrator handles Aissatou's problem?
(a) Aissatou the elder.
(b) Farmata.
(c) Mawbe.
(d) Modou.

11. What two woman does the narrator compare?
(a) Nabou and Binetou.
(b) Aunty Nabou and Lady Mother-in-law.
(c) Daba and Binetou.
(d) Aissatou and herself.

12. 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.

13. Who is the father of one of the narrator's soon-to-be-born grandchild?
(a) Moubo Tza.
(b) Mawba Sou.
(c) Dieng Douda.
(d) Ibrahima Sall.

14. What is the name of one of the narrator's children?
(a) Mgetu.
(b) Aissatou.
(c) Douda.
(d) Ubule.

15. In what way does the narrator believe lies her happiness?
(a) Giving her children to relatives to raise.
(b) Being part of a couple.
(c) Killing herself.
(d) Moving to the United States to live with Aissatou.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the narrator learn to drive?

2. Who is the narrator's neighbor?

3. What happens when Modou and Binetou go out?

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

5. Who is coming to visit the narrator in Chapter 22?

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