This is the number of times Ramatoulaye wrote to Aissatou, indicating the seriousness of the subject she wanted to discuss
What is three
200
Aunty Nabou's plot for revenge
What is to force Mawdo to marry young Nabou and ruin the marriage
200
"The fragile baby is let loose too quickly in a hygienically unsound social environment."
Who is young Nabou
200
Another name for a West African storyteller
What is a griot
200
Binetou' relationship to Moudou
What is Moudou's second wife
200
Mawdo's mother was this of Sine
What is the Guelewar or princess
300
The activity performed by the trio that distressed the narrator
What is smoking
300
"I need a child beside me to fill my heart. I want this child to be both my legs and my right arm. I am growing old. I will make of this child another me. Sine the marriage of my own children, the house has been empty."
Who is Aunty Nabou
300
The person's title who leads prayers throughout the book
Who is Imam
300
Aissatou's relationship to Ramatoulaye
What is a close friendship
300
Ouakam, Thiaroye, and Pikine
What are suburbs of Dakar, the capital of Senegal
400
Jaqueline's ailment
What is depression
400
"What's the use of taunting with the impossible? Obtaining the 'possible' is already a victory."
Who is Modou
400
Familial custom after the death of a husband
What is the younger brother inheriting the wife
400
Daba's relationship to the narrator
What is the narrator's oldest daughter
400
Assiatou's mother went to the local medicine man and retrieved this liquid in hopes of healing Jacqueline
What is safara
500
This person was sent to Daouda with a letter from the narrator
Who is Farmata
500
Aunty Nabou was talking to ______ when she said, "My brother Farba has given you young Nabou to be your wife, to thank me for the worthy way in which I have brought her up. I will never get over it if you don't take her as your wife. Shame kills faster than disease."
Who is Mawdo
500
According to Muslim tradition, how long does a widow mourn the death of her husband while confined to her house?
What is 4 months and 10 days
500
Ramatoulaye's relationship to Jacqueline Diack and the reasoning behind her ailment
What is one of Ramatoulaye's friends and Jacqueline's husband's frequent extramarital affairs
500
Dauda Dieng was described as this, meaning a man of repute