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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many deputies visit with Dejean in "Chapter 3"?
(a) Four.
(b) Three.
(c) Five.
(d) Two.

2. How does the narrator describe Pierrot when he first appears in "Chapter 14"?
(a) Young.
(b) Dark.
(c) Sullen.
(d) Brave.

3. What does Mame Sofi get along with the water in "Chapter 5"?
(a) A new cart.
(b) A single dollar.
(c) Respect of her friends.
(d) The water pitcher.

4. Why does Beaugosse want to know how N'Deye Touti feels about Bakayoko?
(a) Because she keeps talking about Bakayoko.
(b) Because he doesn't like her anymore.
(c) Because Bakayoko wanted him to ask her.
(d) Because she spends a lot of time with Bakayoko.

5. In "Chapter 10", how does Sounkare describe his life as he visits the strike committee?
(a) Complicated.
(b) Loved.
(c) Pleasant.
(d) Unhappy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Samba's role as a train worker?

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

3. What do the women do when Bakayoko returns?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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