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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what does the narrator compare teachers?
(a) Evangelical ministers.
(b) Slaves from the Roman times.
(c) An army of priests-in charge of people's souls.
(d) Socrates and Aristotole.

2. How many years has the narrator been married to the deceased?
(a) 55
(b) 22
(c) 1
(d) 30

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

4. What is the narrator's state of mind at the opening of the book?
(a) Distraught.
(b) Depressed.
(c) Angry.
(d) Happy.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is this test feared by Senegalese women?

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

3. Why do others disapprove of Aissatou's marriage?

4. What, in the narrator's opinion, does modernity do?

5. How does the narrator feel about Modou taking a second wife?

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