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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What is the reason the narrator gives for not marrying Daouda Dieng?
(a) She is too old for that kind of foolishness.
(b) She is moving to the United States.
(c) She does not want to be in another polygamous marriage.
(d) She despises Daouda Dieng.

5. How does the narrator view herself at age fifty?
(a) As a liberated woman.
(b) As a good catch for a wife.
(c) As someone too old to attract another man.
(d) As someone whose life is almost over.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator do to Modou about his second marriage?

2. Who is the father of one of the narrator's soon-to-be-born grandchild?

3. Who seems to have romantic intentions for the narrator since Modou left her?

4. What does the narrator tell the answer to question #120 in response to his offer of marriage?

5. When is the narrator involved that her husband has married a second wife?

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