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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 22-24.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the narrator respond to Daouda Dieng's question from #134 above?
(a) She say yes.
(b) She give no response hoping he'll forget.
(c) She asks for a year's wait.
(d) She says no.

2. 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.

3. What is the name of one of the narrator's children?
(a) Ubule.
(b) Aissatou.
(c) Douda.
(d) Mgetu.

4. What does Daouda Dieng think is necessary to help the development of Senegal?
(a) Lots of foreign aid from the United States.
(b) More colleges to open in Senegal.
(c) For woman to stay home and have babies.
(d) A fight against poverty and for women to be politically involved.

5. According to the narrator, what did Modou do to gain her as a wife?
(a) He told her father she was pregnant.
(b) Nothing, she chased Modou.
(c) He went to great lengths to have her.
(d) He promised her they'd move to America.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is another secret revealed about the deceased?

2. What is the difference between the men and women during the gathering for the deceased?

3. How does the narrator act upon hearing the news?

4. What was the narrator's emotional response to an offer of marriage after Modou's death?

5. What does Daouda Dieng ask of the narrator?

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