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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is another secret revealed about the deceased?
(a) He made a pact with an Inman to send his son to England.
(b) He never legally married his second wife.
(c) He had four illegitimate children.
(d) He had abandoned his first wife (the narrator) and her children to live with Binetou.

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

3. When is the narrator involved that her husband has married a second wife?
(a) On the evening of the wedding.
(b) She is never told.
(c) Six months before he does so.
(d) A year later.

4. Who leads the country when the republic is born?
(a) The dominant political party.
(b) The former king, who agrees to share power.
(c) A dictator who is elected through corruption.
(d) A group of 15 men.

5. How does the narrator feel about Modou taking a second wife?
(a) Indifferent since she is the first and most important wife.
(b) Glad to have someone to share household chores.
(c) She does not know he did so.
(d) Betrayed.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the mirasse?

2. What is the first thing the narrator says in her letter?

3. What is the family's response to the narrator's non-traditional simple wedding ceremony?

4. How does Modou feel about being married to Binetou?

5. How many years have passed since the end of chapter 12 and the beginning of chapter 13?

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