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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13-15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many children did the second wife bear the deceased?
(a) 9
(b) 0
(c) 1
(d) 3

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

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

4. What is the family's response to the narrator's non-traditional simple wedding ceremony?
(a) Disapproval.
(b) Excited that she is using her education to change traditions.
(c) They do not believe it is sufficient to be legal.
(d) Glad that it does not cost much.

5. How did the narrator's mother feel about the narrator's relationship with Modou?
(a) She thought it was wonderful.
(b) She disapproved of it at first.
(c) She was not alive at the time.
(d) She didn't know about it.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what does the narrator compare teachers?

2. From what type of background does Binetou come?

3. What do the female relatives do for the deceased?

4. What is Daouda Dieng's occupation?

5. What does Daba produce when Lady Mother-in-Law wants the monthly salary continued?

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