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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Chapter 9", what does Mame Sofi say when she hears N'Deye Touti talking about the confrontation?
(a) She tells N'Deye Touti to stop lying.
(b) She says everything is just rumors.
(c) She says the women will fight again.
(d) She laughs at the women.

2. In "Chapter 9", how does N'Deye Touti learn that the police want to arrest Ramatoulaye?
(a) She bribes the police.
(b) She overhears the police talking.
(c) Bakayoko tells her.
(d) Ramatoulaye gets a letter from the police.

3. How many siblings does Strike have?
(a) Seven.
(b) Nine.
(c) Six.
(d) Eight.

4. What happens after Samba calls in out in favor of the strike in "Chapter 2"?
(a) Samba is arrested.
(b) The crowd is attacked by soldiers.
(c) The women protest.
(d) The crowd begins to fall apart.

5. How does Mame Sofi get the water seller to leave the water behind in "Chapter 5"?
(a) She begs him.
(b) She bullies him.
(c) She steals the water.
(d) She bribes him.

6. Where does N'Deye Touti go after leaving the police in "Chapter 9"?
(a) To the compound.
(b) To her mother's house.
(c) To Beaugosse's office.
(d) To the river.

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

8. Why does Ramatoulaye decide to go to the police in "Chapter 9"?
(a) Because she feels she has caused enough trouble.
(b) Because she wants to stop the fighting.
(c) Because she thinks she can trick them.
(d) Because she needs their help.

9. At Diara's trial, why is it suggested that he be flogged?
(a) Because it's French law.
(b) Because all the other workers were beaten.
(c) Because that's what the Koran dictates.
(d) Because Diara is widely disliked.

10. When Diara returns to work, how does Tiemoko try to track him down?
(a) Bribing people in the marketplace.
(b) By following his wife.
(c) Following the train tracks.
(d) Through his son.

11. What was Bakayoko's role before he went missing?
(a) Head engineer.
(b) Local farmer.
(c) School teacher.
(d) Union leader.

12. In "Chapter 2", how do the residents of Thies act as they wake up?
(a) They move quickly.
(b) They are angry.
(c) They are quiet.
(d) They act tired.

13. Why is Bachirou threatened with violence in "Chapter 2"?
(a) For trying to stop the strike.
(b) For arriving late.
(c) For speaking French.
(d) For hurting another worker.

14. Why does Tiemoko visit Bakayoko in "Chapter 7"?
(a) To borrow a book.
(b) To loan him money.
(c) To meet a woman.
(d) To have coffee.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. At the end of "Chapter 7", what does the narrator say has failed?

3. Why does Sounkare visit friends in "Chapter 10"?

4. In "Chapter 5", what does Beaugosse reveal about his job?

5. In "Chapter 8", what do the women say about Diara?

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