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This test consists of 5 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) Mawda.
(b) No one since the narrator is still officially married.
(c) Daouda Dieng.
(d) Seema.

2. Why does the narrator learn to drive?
(a) To make Aissatou proud.
(b) She cannot drive; she hires a driver.
(c) To prove to Modou that she does not need him.
(d) So she can transport her children.

3. Who does the narrator blame for her husband taking a second wife?
(a) She says no one is to blame.
(b) Modou.
(c) Having too many children.
(d) Herself.

4. How does Modou juggle the two marriages and wives?
(a) He decides to annul the second marriage.
(b) He abandons the narrator and their life together.
(c) He moves the second wife in the same house as the first.
(d) He stays one week with one and the next with the other.

5. What does Daouda Dieng think is necessary to help the development of Senegal?
(a) For woman to stay home and have babies.
(b) A fight against poverty and for women to be politically involved.
(c) More colleges to open in Senegal.
(d) Lots of foreign aid from the United States.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of what is Aissatou's son, Mawdo Fall, a victim?

2. How does Nabou feel about Mawdo?

3. What does the narrator think hurt Modou's career?

4. How does Modou feel about being married to Binetou?

5. What was the narrator's emotional response to an offer of marriage after Modou's death?

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