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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 16-18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator say about Tamsir as a provider?
(a) He showers his family with expensive presents.
(b) He is a poor provider and his wifes cannot make ends meet.
(c) He does an adequate job of providing for his family.
(d) He does not provide for them as he left them.

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

3. How does Binetou treat Modou?
(a) She makes fun of him.
(b) With the proper respect of a wife to a husband.
(c) With gratitude for marrying her.
(d) With awe and reverence.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the narrator's in-laws treat her after Modou marries Binetou?

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

3. Where did Modou go for a degree?

4. Who informs the narrator of the marriage?

5. Who makes repairs around the narrator's house now that her husband has abandoned her?

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