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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

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

3. Who is Aissatou?
(a) The narrator's sister.
(b) The narrator's best friend.
(c) The narrator's first college professor.
(d) The narrator's sister-in-law.

4. Of what significance is the narrator's unconventional marriage?
(a) It is symbolic of the New Africa.
(b) It is the first one to have ever taken place in Senegal.
(c) It compels new laws granting women complete freedom.
(d) It is the reason she loses her teaching job.

5. Who are attracted to the narrator as a prospective wife?
(a) Men who want a traditional, submissive wife.
(b) Men who want her inheritance.
(c) Men who want a woman who can earn a paycheck.
(d) No one because the narrator is too old.

Short Answer Questions

1. From what type of background does Binetou come?

2. How does Modou juggle the two marriages and wives?

3. What does the narrator believe about Lady mother-in-law?

4. Who is Daouda Dieng?

5. To what does the narrator compare teachers?

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