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

2. Why is the narrator upset about the donations from the people?
(a) The people resent donating.
(b) It's too late to save others with needed medications.
(c) The people do not donate very much.
(d) Most people decline to donate?

3. Where did Modou go for a degree?
(a) South Africa.
(b) France.
(c) Britian.
(d) The United States.

4. What is one secret revealed about the deceased?
(a) He had two other wives secretly.
(b) He loved to travel to America.
(c) He had serious financial problems.
(d) He never believed in the Koran.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the participants donate to this person's funeral?

2. To whom do the wives give money?

3. To what does the narrator compare teachers?

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

5. What is the occupation of Aissatou's father?

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