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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to tradition, who stays with the narrator during this tragic time?
(a) The shamen of the tribe.
(b) All the children from all the wives.
(c) The dead person's co-wife.
(d) The deceased male relatives.

2. What, in the narrator's opinion, does modernity do?
(a) It improves the country immensely.
(b) It causes immoral behavior among the young people.
(c) It increases live births.
(d) It signifies the slow death of traditional trades.

3. What is the name of Modou's friend who Modou introduces to the narrator and her friends?
(a) Fawd Was
(b) Biku
(c) Mawdo Bw
(d) Memsab Nw

4. Why is the narrator upset about the sister-in-laws song?
(a) Because they praise both wifes equally.
(b) Because they do not sing the complete song.
(c) Because they sing out of key.
(d) Because they do not remember the narrator's name.

5. Who leads the country when the republic is born?
(a) The former king, who agrees to share power.
(b) A group of 15 men.
(c) The dominant political party.
(d) A dictator who is elected through corruption.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the narrator's state of mind at the opening of the book?

2. What keeps Mawdo busy as a physician?

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

4. How is Aunty Nabou received when she arrives at her destination?

5. To what does the narrator compare teachers?

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