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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13-15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Daouda Dieng?
(a) The boy her mother prefers over Modou.
(b) The head of the police in Senegal.
(c) The narrator's brother.
(d) The narrator's maternal uncle.

2. How does Modou feel about being married to Binetou?
(a) He believes she tricked him into marrying her.
(b) He expects to divorce her after he is tired of her.
(c) He is sorry he married her.
(d) He is happy.

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

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

5. What keeps Mawdo busy as a physician?
(a) Finding a cure for sickle cell anemia.
(b) The AIDS epidemic.
(c) The population boom.
(d) people People now prefer western medicine to the traditional medicine.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Modou juggle the two marriages and wives?

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

3. What does the narrator do to Modou about his second marriage?

4. According to tradition, who stays with the narrator during this tragic time?

5. How many sons does Aunty Nabou have?

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