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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is the narrator upset about the sister-in-laws song?
(a) Because they do not remember the narrator's name.
(b) Because they sing out of key.
(c) Because they praise both wifes equally.
(d) Because they do not sing the complete song.

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

3. Now that Modou has left her, how does the narrator travel with her children?
(a) On foot.
(b) They can't afford to travel.
(c) On public transportation.
(d) By taxi.

4. What field is Modou's degree?
(a) Law.
(b) Mathematics.
(c) Medicine.
(d) Architecture.

5. Who informs the narrator of the marriage?
(a) Diang Douba
(b) Modou
(c) Mawdo Bw
(d) Tamsir

Short Answer Questions

1. What gives the narrator the ability to buck her family and marry who she wishes?

2. What does Modou complain about in his letters?

3. How did the narrator feel about her marriage before Modou abandons her?

4. Of what is Aunty Nabou proud?

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

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