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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 10-12.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What gives the narrator the ability to buck her family and marry who she wishes?
(a) Her great-Aunt who did the same.
(b) What she learns in school.
(c) She is pregnant.
(d) Because her future husband is blackmailing her.

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

4. Who discusses the mysteries of birth and death with the narrator?
(a) The nurse in the deceased person's room.
(b) The narrator's mother.
(c) Dr. Mawdo Bw.
(d) A Catholic priest in the room.

5. How many children did the second wife bear the deceased?
(a) 3
(b) 1
(c) 9
(d) 0

Short Answer Questions

1. How many years has the narrator been married to the deceased?

2. What had the deceased bought to please his second wife?

3. To where does Aunty Nabou travel?

4. What does the deceased do when he meets Binetou?

5. Of what does the younger generation speak?

(see the answer key)

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