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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, in the narrator's opinion, does modernity do?
(a) It increases live births.
(b) It signifies the slow death of traditional trades.
(c) It improves the country immensely.
(d) It causes immoral behavior among the young people.

2. How many years have passed since the end of chapter 12 and the beginning of chapter 13?
(a) 12
(b) 3
(c) 1
(d) 6

3. To whom do the wives give money?
(a) The government in the form of taxes.
(b) Their children.
(c) No one; they keep it all for themselves.
(d) Their in-laws.

4. What does Mawdo, Aissatou's husband, admire about his father-in-law?
(a) His willingness to cry at his daughter's wedding.
(b) His prize cow.
(c) His ability to work though he is handicapped.
(d) His dexterity and artistry.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the difference between the men and women during the gathering for the deceased?

2. Which of Aissatou's brothers follow in their father's footsteps?

3. How does Nabou feel about Mawdo?

4. Who is Daouda Dieng?

5. How did the narrator's mother feel about the narrator's relationship with Modou?

(see the answer key)

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