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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Daouda Dieng say the narrator and he can bring to a marriage?
2. How does Modou feel about being married to Binetou?
3. How many years have the narrator and Modou been married when he takes a second wife?
4. When Daouda Dieng returns, what does he say he appreciates?
5. Who tells the narrator he will marry her after the mourning period is over for Modou?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Ramatoulaye writes of Daouda Dieng, the man her mother wanted her to marry, that he was a feminist. What does a man being a feminist mean? Give clear examples and details to support your thesis.
Is there any need in the world today for the concept of feminism? Why or why not--give examples and details to support your thesis.
Essay Topic 2
Political systems. Several political systems are mentioned in this book, democracy and socialism being the most prominent. Research the differences between democracy and socialism. How would life in the United States be different under a socialist form of government versus a democracy. Compare and contrast a country that is considered to be a democracy versus one considered socialist. Look at individual rights, worker's rights, class structure, and one other field of your choice, such as medicine or education.
Essay Topic 3
Polygamy is against the law in the United States, but many other countries, including Senegal, allow men to have multiple wives but not wives having multiple husbands. What does it say about a culture that allows men to have several wives, but not the reverse and how do you think women are viewed in these countries? Should polygamy be controlled by law and what are the advantages and disadvantages of allowing polygamy?
Discuss the way you think a household with multiple wives would work, i.e., would one wife be in charge of the others and what about the children?
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