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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the difference between the men and women during the gathering for the deceased?
(a) The men are loud and boisterous while the women weep quietly.
(b) The men eat but the women do not.
(c) The women talk and the men are silent.
(d) The men are dressed in native garb, but not the women.

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

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

4. When did the narrator and her husband's romance blossom?
(a) Through their school years.
(b) They were not very romantic.
(c) The moment he saw her as a toddler.
(d) After their third child was finally in school.

5. Who discusses the mysteries of birth and death with the narrator?
(a) Dr. Mawdo Bw.
(b) The nurse in the deceased person's room.
(c) The narrator's mother.
(d) A Catholic priest in the room.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. In Modou's letters to the narrator while getting his degree, for what did he say he longed?

4. What reasons does the narrator give for Modou's taking a second wife?

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

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