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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is remarkable about the narrator?
(a) She was the only female pilot in Senegal.
(b) She gave birth to a set of sextuplets all of whom survived.
(c) She won an Olympic gold medal in track.
(d) She had been one of the first educated women in Senegal.

2. According to the narrator, what did Modou do to gain her as a wife?
(a) He promised her they'd move to America.
(b) He went to great lengths to have her.
(c) He told her father she was pregnant.
(d) Nothing, she chased Modou.

3. Why is the narrator upset about the donations from the people?
(a) It's too late to save others with needed medications.
(b) The people resent donating.
(c) Most people decline to donate?
(d) The people do not donate very much.

4. What is one secret revealed about the deceased?
(a) He never believed in the Koran.
(b) He had serious financial problems.
(c) He had two other wives secretly.
(d) He loved to travel to America.

5. What was the narrator's first impression of her future husband?
(a) That he was attractive and intelligent.
(b) That he was not very bright.
(c) That he probably wasn't from her country.
(d) That he needed to gain a little weight.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who discusses the mysteries of birth and death with the narrator?

3. What is the difference between the men and women during the gathering for the deceased?

4. When did the narrator realize that Modou was the man for her for life?

5. How many years has the narrator been married to the deceased?

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