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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What did the deceased give Lady Mother-in-Law when he desires to marry Binetou?
(a) A signed paper in which he committed to paying Binetou a monthly salary.
(b) A new home.
(c) Three cows and a bull.
(d) A trip to Europe.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What profession does Aunty Nabou insist her niece take up?

2. What does the deceased do when he meets Binetou?

3. How many years has the second wife been married to the deceased?

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

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

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