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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. How many years have the narrator and Modou been married when he takes a second wife?
2. How does Binetou treat Modou?
3. How does the narrator view herself at age fifty?
4. Who gives the narrator a brand new car?
5. Who helps care for the narrator's children when they are sick?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How long has the idea of fate been part of the human culture? Discuss the difference between fate and the idea that a person creates his/her own reality. Which concept seems to make more sense? Which concept would you prefer to live you life by? Why? If you really believed that everything is fated, how would that change the way you lived your life?
Essay Topic 2
Besides morality having changed in the United States, the differences between what is considered right and wrong vary from culture to culture. Research three cultures other than the United States whose predominant religions are different and learn about their ideas of right and wrong. (For example, use a country where Islam, Christianity, and Buddhism are the predominant religion). Discuss how these three cultures differ. How are they similar? Do you feel more comfortable with one culture over the other two? Why?
Essay Topic 3
Ramatoulaye's message at the end of the book is one of hope. Discuss various things that our world is doing to ensure the continuation of a healthy species and earth and how that is hopeful.
In what ways does our species and planet seem to be on a course of destruction and what needs to be done to feel hopeful about the future?
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