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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 19-21.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do others disapprove of Aissatou's marriage?
(a) Aissatou is not good enough for the man she marries.
(b) The man she marries is poor.
(c) The man she marries is Chinese.
(d) The man she marries is ugly.

2. Who tells the narrator of Binetou's generous "sugar daddy"?
(a) Aissatou
(b) Aunty Nabou
(c) Daba
(d) Nabou

3. What does Mawdo, Aissatou's husband, admire about his father-in-law?
(a) His willingness to cry at his daughter's wedding.
(b) His dexterity and artistry.
(c) His prize cow.
(d) His ability to work though he is handicapped.

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

5. Who does Aissatou marry?
(a) Moudou.
(b) Daouda Dieng.
(c) Mawdo Bw.
(d) Douda Raaw.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has Daouda Dieng been called publicly?

2. What is the difference between the narrator's friends and fellow teachers versus her in-laws?

3. What, in the narrator's opinion, does modernity do?

4. What happens when Modou and Binetou go out?

5. Who is the narrator's neighbor?

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