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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 22-24.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the narrator and her friends do at their house parties?
(a) Sell tupperware.
(b) Organize political rallies.
(c) Compare and evaluate their husbands.
(d) Relive their youth to the beat of old songs.

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

3. What is said out loud during the mourning rituals?
(a) Verses from THE PROPHET.
(b) KORAN verses.
(c) A prayer for the resurrection of the deceased.
(d) A poem citing the deceased warrior deeds.

4. Who did Modou support politically?
(a) The political party who opposed the dominant one.
(b) The dominant party.
(c) His own small group.
(d) He wanted to stay part of the British empire.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What do the female relatives do for the deceased?

3. To what does the narrator compare teachers?

4. How did the men of Senegal treat an educated woman?

5. What is the narrator's first name?

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