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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Tiemoko feel at the end of Diara's trial?
(a) Proud.
(b) Confused.
(c) Embarassed.
(d) Peaceful.

3. How does Bachirou feel about striking?
(a) It makes him feel proud.
(b) It makes him laugh.
(c) It makes him nervous.
(d) He doesn't care about the strike.

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

5. Why does Sounkare try to kill rats?
(a) To eat them.
(b) To practice hunting.
(c) To impress a woman.
(d) To control their population.

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

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

8. At the end of "Chapter 7", what does the narrator say has failed?
(a) Humanity.
(b) A chance for peace.
(c) Union negotiations.
(d) The French.

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

10. In "Chapter 3", what does Dejean tell his supervisors?
(a) That he wants to quit.
(b) That they need more support at the factory.
(c) That they will negotiate with the union.
(d) That everything is under control.

11. In "Chapter 12", how does Doudou feel about his position in the union?
(a) He is happy.
(b) He is grateful.
(c) He is unhappy.
(d) He is angry.

12. Why is Doudou offered money in "Chapter 12"?
(a) To transport to the capitol.
(b) To get the strikers back to work.
(c) As a raise.
(d) To buy supplies.

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

14. Why do the women overturn trucks in "Chapter 9"?
(a) Because a truck ran over a child.
(b) Because one of them dies during a conflict.
(c) Because the trucks are in their way.
(d) Because the trucks are on fire.

15. Why is N'Deye Touti described as being "worldly"?
(a) Because of all the languages she knows.
(b) Because her father was an ambassador.
(c) Because of her travels.
(d) Because of the books she has read.

Short Answer Questions

1. What makes Ramatoulaye consider apologizing to the other women in "Chapter 9"?

2. In "Chapter 6", where is Beaugosse when he argues about the strike?

3. What does Ad'jibid'ji say when Niakoro asks her about what washes the water?

4. Who discovers Ad'jibid'ji and Niakoro after they are beaten?

5. Who does Keita argue with about the strike after the meeting in "Chapter 1"?

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