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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Aissatou marry?
(a) Daouda Dieng.
(b) Moudou.
(c) Mawdo Bw.
(d) Douda Raaw.

2. Of what does the younger generation speak?
(a) Independence.
(b) The need for more computer literacy.
(c) Becoming a democracy.
(d) Moving to Europe or the United States.

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

4. Who does little Nabou marry at Aunty Nabou's insistence?
(a) Modou.
(b) Dieng Dw.
(c) Mawdo.
(d) No one; her aunt insists she remain single.

5. What does the narrator have to put up with regularly?
(a) Snakes in the house.
(b) Babysitting her nieces and nephews.
(c) Her sisters-in-law and mother-in-law's frequent intrusions.
(d) Her mother offering advice.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. When did the narrator and her husband's romance blossom?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What are some things Daouda does when he visits the narrator that implies his future offer of marriage?

2. What is the first of Modou's secrets that is revealed?

3. What does Ramatoulaye feel about Daouda and his offer of marriage?

4. Why is Farmata disappointed in how Ramatoulaye handles Aissatou's pregnancy?

5. How would you describe Ramatoulaye's attitudes about men and women? Could she be considered a feminist?

6. How is Daouda Dieng significant to the narrator?

7. Compare and contrast the second marriages of Mawdo and Modou.

8. What contributed to Modou's success in his work environment?

9. What is the irony in the marriage offer from Dauoda?

10. What is the response to the taking down of the hair by each wife?

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