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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the difference between the narrator's friends and fellow teachers versus her in-laws?
(a) Her in-laws belong to a different political party from her friends.
(b) Her friends are modern-minded; whereas the in-laws stick to tradition.
(c) She is able to relax with them, which she can't do with her in-laws.
(d) Her in-laws are from Kenya, not Senegal.

2. How many sons does Aunty Nabou have?
(a) None.
(b) Six.
(c) Just one, Mawdo.
(d) Five.

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

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

5. How does Aissatou respond to Mawdo's taking a second wife under pressure from his mother?
(a) She kills herself.
(b) She takes her four sons and moves to the United States.
(c) She is excited for help in the household.
(d) She agrees to the arrangement, but the second wife is not allowed in Aissatou's home.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the goal of the narrator's education?

2. When did the narrator realize that Modou was the man for her for life?

3. How might one describe the culture of the Senegal people?

4. Of what is Aunty Nabou proud?

5. What does Modou complain about in his letters?

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