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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which wife receives the most money?
(a) The pretty one.
(b) Neither receive money.
(c) They receive an equal amount.
(d) The narrator.

2. How did the men of Senegal treat an educated woman?
(a) With deference.
(b) The men would often insult educated women but desired them also.
(c) They would not marry any woman who went to school past sixth grade.
(d) In awe that they could achieve such a difficult goal.

3. How does the narrator feel about Modou taking a second wife?
(a) Glad to have someone to share household chores.
(b) Indifferent since she is the first and most important wife.
(c) Betrayed.
(d) She does not know he did so.

4. How many years has the second wife been married to the deceased?
(a) 5
(b) 18
(c) 10
(d) 2

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does the narrator have to stay indoors after the funeral?

2. What does the narrator wonder about those who come to acknowledge the deceased person?

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

4. What does the narrator find when she rushes to the hospital?

5. According to tradition, who stays with the narrator during this tragic time?

(see the answer key)

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