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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 25-27.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the narrator blame for her husband taking a second wife?
(a) Having too many children.
(b) She says no one is to blame.
(c) Herself.
(d) Modou.

2. What does Mawdo, Aissatou's husband, admire about his father-in-law?
(a) His dexterity and artistry.
(b) His prize cow.
(c) His ability to work though he is handicapped.
(d) His willingness to cry at his daughter's wedding.

3. What did the narrator's mother think of Modou?
(a) He was too good to be true.
(b) He was ugly.
(c) He was kind and generous.
(d) He wouldn't be a good provider.

4. Who did Modou support politically?
(a) His own small group.
(b) He wanted to stay part of the British empire.
(c) The political party who opposed the dominant one.
(d) The dominant party.

5. 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 too old for that kind of foolishness.
(d) She is moving to the United States.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has Daouda Dieng been called publicly?

2. About what does Ramatoulaye tease her friend Aissatou?

3. Why is the narrator upset about the sister-in-laws song?

4. How is Aunty Nabou received when she arrives at her destination?

5. What is the first thing the narrator says in her letter?

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