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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 25-27.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens when Modou and Binetou go out?
(a) They argue about where to go.
(b) They dance until the early morning hours.
(c) Young people quietly make fun of them.
(d) They enjoy themselves immensely.

2. How might one describe the culture of the Senegal people?
(a) Adaptable.
(b) Rigid.
(c) They don't really have a distinct culture separate from other African countries.
(d) Complex and difficult to understand.

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

4. In Modou's letters to the narrator while getting his degree, for what did he say he longed?
(a) A home-cooked meal.
(b) Enough money to come home and visit.
(c) For the narrator's presence and black complexion.
(d) His family and friends.

5. What reasons does the narrator give for Modou's taking a second wife?
(a) She doesn't have any idea.
(b) For money, since the second wife came from a wealthy family.
(c) Either love or madness.
(d) For highter social status.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many years have the narrator and Modou been married when he takes a second wife?

2. What, in the narrator's opinion, does modernity do?

3. What does the narrator fear about her child-raising skills?

4. How many sons does Aunty Nabou have?

5. To what does the narrator compare teachers?

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