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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Daouda Dieng's occupation?
(a) Professor.
(b) Physician.
(c) Herdsman.
(d) Lawyer.

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

3. What does Mawdo, Aissatou's husband, admire about his father-in-law?
(a) His willingness to cry at his daughter's wedding.
(b) His dexterity and artistry.
(c) His ability to work though he is handicapped.
(d) His prize cow.

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

5. What was the narrator's first impression of her future husband?
(a) That he was not very bright.
(b) That he needed to gain a little weight.
(c) That he was attractive and intelligent.
(d) That he probably wasn't from her country.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the narrator's mother feel about the narrator's relationship with Modou?

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

3. What is one secret revealed about the deceased?

4. Which of Aissatou's brothers follow in their father's footsteps?

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

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