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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3 and 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who takes over the workers jobs when they strike in "Chapter 3"?
(a) Soldiers.
(b) Frenchmen.
(c) People from different villages.
(d) Farmers.

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

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

5. Who treats Maimouna's wounds in "Chapter 3"?
(a) Magatte.
(b) Gorgui.
(c) Dieynaba.
(d) She does it herself.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do Bakayoko's co-leaders call off the striking action in "Chapter 3"?

2. What does Bakary do when the men arrive to strike in "Chapter 2"?

3. In "Chapter 3", what does Dejean tell his supervisors?

4. What does Ramatoulaye's brother keep as a pet?

5. At the end of "Chapter 3", how much time passes?

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