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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For whom does Modou work?
(a) Trade union organizations.
(b) Shell oil.
(c) The tribal chieftain.
(d) The president of the country.

2. Why do others disapprove of Aissatou's marriage?
(a) The man she marries is Chinese.
(b) The man she marries is ugly.
(c) Aissatou is not good enough for the man she marries.
(d) The man she marries is poor.

3. What do the participants donate to this person's funeral?
(a) Forty head of sheep.
(b) A slave to be sacrificed on the funeral pyre.
(c) Money.
(d) Land for the widows to live on.

4. Why is the narrator upset about the sister-in-laws song?
(a) Because they do not remember the narrator's name.
(b) Because they praise both wifes equally.
(c) Because they sing out of key.
(d) Because they do not sing the complete song.

5. What is the occupation of Aissatou's father?
(a) Politician.
(b) Physician.
(c) Painter.
(d) Blacksmith.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What keeps Mawdo busy as a physician?

3. How many children does the woman bear the deceased?

4. How long does the narrator have to stay indoors after the funeral?

5. How many children did the second wife bear the deceased?

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