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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who suffers a heart attack?
(a) Mawdo Bâ.
(b) Samba Diack.
(c) Modou.
(d) Iba.

2. When did the narrator realize that Modou was the man for her for life?
(a) When he held their first child in his arms.
(b) When he asked her to marry him.
(c) After he dies.
(d) During their first dance.

3. Why is this test feared by Senegalese women?
(a) It reveals what others think about her.
(b) It can sometimes result in death.
(c) It determines who will marry her.
(d) It is very painful.

4. What do the participants donate to this person's funeral?
(a) A slave to be sacrificed on the funeral pyre.
(b) Money.
(c) Land for the widows to live on.
(d) Forty head of sheep.

5. How many years has the second wife been married to the deceased?
(a) 5
(b) 2
(c) 18
(d) 10

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is the narrator upset about the sister-in-laws song?

2. According to tradition, who stays with the narrator during this tragic time?

3. How many children does the woman bear the deceased?

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

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

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