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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13-15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator believe her in-laws do not understand?
(a) The duties of an employed mother.
(b) How education is so good for women.
(c) Why Modou doesn't divorce the narrator.
(d) Why she married Modou.

2. What field is Modou's degree?
(a) Medicine.
(b) Law.
(c) Mathematics.
(d) Architecture.

3. What is Daouda Dieng's occupation?
(a) Physician.
(b) Professor.
(c) Lawyer.
(d) Herdsman.

4. Why is this test feared by Senegalese women?
(a) It is very painful.
(b) It can sometimes result in death.
(c) It determines who will marry her.
(d) It reveals what others think about her.

5. How might one describe the culture of the Senegal people?
(a) Rigid.
(b) Adaptable.
(c) They don't really have a distinct culture separate from other African countries.
(d) Complex and difficult to understand.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many years have the narrator and Modou been married when he takes a second wife?

2. What does Aunty Nabou demand?

3. How does Binetou treat Modou?

4. How long does the narrator have to stay indoors after the funeral?

5. For whom does Modou work?

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