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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is Samba's role as a train worker?
(a) Engineer.
(b) Loader.
(c) Networker.
(d) Office worker.

3. In "Chapter 5", what does N'Deye Touti say she likes about Bakayoko?
(a) His education.
(b) His rejection of polygamy.
(c) His writing.
(d) His government job.

4. In "Chapter 5", what does Beaugosse reveal about his job?
(a) He has been fired.
(b) He is going to try to become a union leader.
(c) He is getting a raise.
(d) He wants to leave it.

5. In "Chapter 6", what does the narrator say people began to talk about when they spoke of the strike?
(a) They focused on God when talking about the strike.
(b) They started siding with the management.
(c) They planned for a new union.
(d) They stopped speaking about the strike.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the police come for Ramatoulaye in "Chapter 6", what happens?

2. Who does the narrator say knows who the father of Maimouna's twins is?

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

4. Why is N'Deye Touti described as being "worldly"?

5. In "Chapter 1", how do the train workers decide to strike?

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