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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 22-24.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator believe about Lady mother-in-law?
(a) She gave her permission for Binetou to marry so Binetou would be happy.
(b) She does not yet know about the marriage.
(c) She was appalled at the marriage of Binetou to Modou.
(d) She wants to escape poverty through her daughter Binetou's marriage.

2. Who tells the narrator of Binetou's generous "sugar daddy"?
(a) Aissatou
(b) Nabou
(c) Aunty Nabou
(d) Daba

3. When is the narrator involved that her husband has married a second wife?
(a) She is never told.
(b) On the evening of the wedding.
(c) Six months before he does so.
(d) A year later.

4. Who is Aunty Nabou?
(a) The narrator's second cousin.
(b) Mawdo's mother.
(c) The narrator's mother-in-law.
(d) The mother of the country's president.

5. How many years have passed since the end of chapter 12 and the beginning of chapter 13?
(a) 12
(b) 1
(c) 3
(d) 6

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the narrator's mother feel about the narrator's relationship with Modou?

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

3. Who suffers a heart attack?

4. How does the narrator respond to Daouda Dieng's looks of admiration?

5. How does Nabou feel about Mawdo?

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