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

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. What is the goal of the narrator's education?
(a) To emancipate her from the traditional roles of African women.
(b) To make her attractive to men.
(c) To enable her to home school her children.
(d) To earn a degree.

3. What is the reason the narrator gives for not marrying Daouda Dieng?
(a) She despises Daouda Dieng.
(b) She does not want to be in another polygamous marriage.
(c) She is moving to the United States.
(d) She is too old for that kind of foolishness.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Aunty Nabou's goal in raising her niece?

2. In Modou's letters to the narrator while getting his degree, for what did he say he longed?

3. What is Daouda Dieng's occupation?

4. Who is the father of one of the narrator's soon-to-be-born grandchild?

5. For whom does Modou work?

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