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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7 and 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Chapter 1", how do the train workers decide to strike?
(a) They take a vote.
(b) The wives of the workers decide.
(c) The leader decides.
(d) They don't decide anything about the strike.

2. Why does Ramatoulaye threaten to kill her brother's pet?
(a) He won't buy clothes for her.
(b) He won't help her get food.
(c) He won't give her a job.
(d) He won't speak to her on the street.

3. In "Chapter 1", what does Niakoro remember about the first train-workers' strike?
(a) How long it was.
(b) How successful it was.
(c) The loss it caused.
(d) The week without pay.

4. Who does the narrator say knows who the father of Maimouna's twins is?
(a) Samba knows.
(b) No one knows.
(c) Only her family knows.
(d) Everyone knows.

5. How does Ramatoulaye kill the ram in "Chapter 6"?
(a) With poison.
(b) With a gun.
(c) With a brick.
(d) With a knife.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Tiemoko visit Bakayoko in "Chapter 7"?

2. Why does Ramatoulaye kill the ram in "Chapter 6"?

3. Why does Ramatoulaye argue with a shopkeeper in "Chapter 4"?

4. What happens after Samba calls in out in favor of the strike in "Chapter 2"?

5. In "Chapter 2", what do the women sell in the market the striking workers pass?

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