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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) Daouda Dieng.
(b) Seema.
(c) Mawda.
(d) No one since the narrator is still officially married.

2. What happens to her sons Alioune and Malick?
(a) They both refuse to marry who their mother has chosen for them.
(b) They are hit by a motorcycle.
(c) They quit school to support their mother.
(d) They are kidnapped by their father.

3. How does the narrator feel about Modou even several years after he marries Binetou?
(a) She wishes he would die.
(b) She still loves him.
(c) She hopes Binetou leaves him.
(d) She is indifferent to him.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator respond to Daouda Dieng's looks of admiration?

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

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

4. After the first visit, what does Daouda Dieng promise?

5. What kind of clothes do her daughters wear?

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