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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How did the narrator's mother feel about the narrator's relationship with Modou?
(a) She was not alive at the time.
(b) She thought it was wonderful.
(c) She disapproved of it at first.
(d) She didn't know about it.

3. Which wife receives the most money?
(a) The pretty one.
(b) Neither receive money.
(c) The narrator.
(d) They receive an equal amount.

4. What is the traditional contribution for funeral expenses from others?
(a) Agricultural produce.
(b) Crafts to sell at market.
(c) Cattle.
(d) Nothing.

5. What did the deceased give Lady Mother-in-Law when he desires to marry Binetou?
(a) A new home.
(b) A signed paper in which he committed to paying Binetou a monthly salary.
(c) A trip to Europe.
(d) Three cows and a bull.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the difference between the narrator's friends and fellow teachers versus her in-laws?

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

3. What is a test feared by Senegalese women?

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

5. What does Modou complain about in his letters?

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