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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was the narrator's first impression of her future husband?
(a) That he needed to gain a little weight.
(b) That he probably wasn't from her country.
(c) That he was attractive and intelligent.
(d) That he was not very bright.

3. What do the narrator and her friends do at their house parties?
(a) Relive their youth to the beat of old songs.
(b) Organize political rallies.
(c) Sell tupperware.
(d) Compare and evaluate their husbands.

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

5. What does the narrator think of Aissatou's in-laws?
(a) That they take advantage of Aissatou.
(b) That they are wonderfully warm people.
(c) That they should not have moved to the United States.
(d) That they do not respect Aissatou.

Short Answer Questions

1. What dos the narrator do as a profession?

2. How did the narrator's mother feel about the narrator's relationship with Modou?

3. Why does the narrator believe it is useless to try to revive the person in question 5?

4. How do many of the young people consider traditional crafts?

5. What field is Modou's degree?

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