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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7-9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do the narrator and her friends feel about being teachers?
(a) It's something to pay the bills, though not very exciting.
(b) They hate teaching.
(c) They love their profession.
(d) It's a necessary evil.

2. Why is the narrator upset about the donations from the people?
(a) It's too late to save others with needed medications.
(b) The people resent donating.
(c) Most people decline to donate?
(d) The people do not donate very much.

3. How long does the narrator have to stay indoors after the funeral?
(a) Four months and ten days.
(b) She does not have to stay indoors.
(c) As long as it takes for her hair to grow long again.
(d) Three days.

4. According to the narrator, what is the purpose of teaching?
(a) To earn an above-average salary.
(b) To shape young people's minds.
(c) To get out of household chores.
(d) To influence the next generation of men.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the narrator's first impression of her future husband?

2. What does Modou complain about in his letters?

3. What is one secret revealed about the deceased?

4. What does the narrator wonder about those who come to acknowledge the deceased person?

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

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