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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 10-12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Aunty Nabou?
(a) The narrator's second cousin.
(b) The mother of the country's president.
(c) Mawdo's mother.
(d) The narrator's mother-in-law.

2. What does Modou do with his degree?
(a) He works toward the advancement of his country.
(b) He goes to work for an environmental firm.
(c) He designs a model city.
(d) He builds a hospital.

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

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

5. According to the narrator, what is the purpose of teaching?
(a) To influence the next generation of men.
(b) To shape young people's minds.
(c) To get out of household chores.
(d) To earn an above-average salary.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does the narrator have to stay indoors after the funeral?

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

3. Of what significance is the narrator's unconventional marriage?

4. What had the deceased bought to please his second wife?

5. Why does the narrator believe it is useless to try to revive the person in question 5?

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