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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To where does Aunty Nabou travel?
(a) Diakhao.
(b) South Africa.
(c) Kenya.
(d) Englands.

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

3. Why is this test feared by Senegalese women?
(a) It determines who will marry her.
(b) It is very painful.
(c) It can sometimes result in death.
(d) It reveals what others think about her.

4. What is the first thing the narrator says in her letter?
(a) That she lost her husband today.
(b) That she has just had a baby boy.
(c) That her eldest daughter is dead.
(d) That she has moved to Canada.

5. What do the female relatives do for the deceased?
(a) Cover their heads with yellow cloth for two weeks.
(b) Wail while walking around the outside of the home.
(c) Light the funeral pyre.
(d) Wash the dead person's body.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom do the wives give money?

2. Why do others disapprove of Aissatou's marriage?

3. What is the family's response to the narrator's non-traditional simple wedding ceremony?

4. Which wife receives the most money?

5. What is Daouda Dieng's occupation?

Short Essay Questions

1. What decision is made about Aissatou's pregnancy and how does Ramatoulaye feel about the decision?

2. What is happening to the narrator's daughter, Aissitou, who is named for the narrator's best friend in the United States.

3. How does the narrator feel about the problems with Aissatou?

4. What are two things Modou mentions in his correspondence to the narrator?

5. Describe the process of "making donations." How does the narrator feel about this process?

6. What does Ramatoulaye feel about Daouda and his offer of marriage?

7. What tradition surrounding her husband's death does the narrator dislike and why?

8. Describe the wake scene for Modou.

9. Describe the narrator's living situation.

10. What is the goal of the school the narrator attends?

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