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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 mirasse?
(a) A family meeting required by the Koran where the deceased's secrets are exposed.
(b) A vision the widow finds on a quest in the desert.
(c) A payment of 10 dollars from the government for the widow.
(d) A pilgrimage to Mecca.

2. How do the narrator and her friends feel about being teachers?
(a) It's something to pay the bills, though not very exciting.
(b) It's a necessary evil.
(c) They hate teaching.
(d) They love their profession.

3. What is said out loud during the mourning rituals?
(a) A prayer for the resurrection of the deceased.
(b) A poem citing the deceased warrior deeds.
(c) KORAN verses.
(d) Verses from THE PROPHET.

4. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator find when she rushes to the hospital?

2. Why does Modou gain many promotions in his job?

3. What does Modou complain about in his letters?

4. What does Aunty Nabou demand?

5. Who does Aissatou marry?

(see the answer key)

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