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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After the fire, who does N'Deye Touti think of?
(a) Mame Sofi.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Bakayoko.
(d) Beaugosse.

2. After Beugosse leaves the union, what does Bakayoko say about him?
(a) That Beugosse ruined the union's morale.
(b) That Beugosse was a hard worker.
(c) That he never got along with Beugosse.
(d) He says nothing about Beugosse.

3. After the police come for Ramatoulaye in "Chapter 6", what happens?
(a) They leave the scene.
(b) They issue tickets.
(c) They arrest all the men in the village.
(d) They fight with the women.

4. How do Mame Sofi and the women start a fire in the village?
(a) By accidentally hitting a hut with a flaming torch.
(b) By trying to light a torch.
(c) By purposefully throwing flaming torches.
(d) They don't start the fire, but are blamed for it.

5. What angers Niakoro about speaking with Ad'jibid'ji in "Chapter 1"?
(a) Her poor use of grammar.
(b) Her short attention span.
(c) How gossipy she is.
(d) How she speaks French.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Chapter 14", how do the French refer to the Africans?

2. How does Mame Sofi get the water seller to leave the water behind in "Chapter 5"?

3. What makes Bakayoko's plan to go with the women in "Chapter 16" difficult?

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

5. How long does the general strike in "Chapter 17" last?

(see the answer key)

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