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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7-9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the deceased give Lady Mother-in-Law when he desires to marry Binetou?
(a) A new home.
(b) A trip to Europe.
(c) A signed paper in which he committed to paying Binetou a monthly salary.
(d) Three cows and a bull.

2. Who suffers a heart attack?
(a) Mawdo Bâ.
(b) Modou.
(c) Samba Diack.
(d) Iba.

3. What does the narrator think of Aissatou's in-laws?
(a) That they take advantage of Aissatou.
(b) That they do not respect Aissatou.
(c) That they should not have moved to the United States.
(d) That they are wonderfully warm people.

4. What does Modou do with his degree?
(a) He builds a hospital.
(b) He goes to work for an environmental firm.
(c) He works toward the advancement of his country.
(d) He designs a model city.

5. When did the narrator and her husband's romance blossom?
(a) The moment he saw her as a toddler.
(b) Through their school years.
(c) After their third child was finally in school.
(d) They were not very romantic.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator believe her in-laws do not understand?

2. What was the narrator's first impression of her future husband?

3. Why is this test feared by Senegalese women?

4. What does the narrator wonder about those who come to acknowledge the deceased person?

5. What is remarkable about the narrator?

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