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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to Sounkare after he dies?
(a) His mother collects his body.
(b) He is burned.
(c) He is eaten by rats.
(d) He is buried in an unmarked grave.

2. In "Chapter 9", where is Beaugosse told to travel?
(a) The river.
(b) France.
(c) Union headquarters.
(d) Bamko.

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

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

5. Who lives at N'diayene?
(a) The elderly.
(b) Former union workers.
(c) Women and children.
(d) Soldier.

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

7. In "Chapter 10", how does Sounkare describe the strikers?
(a) Proud.
(b) Fearsome.
(c) Powerful.
(d) Foolish.

8. How is Penda related to Dieynaba?
(a) She is Dieynaba's neighbor.
(b) She is Dieynaba's foster child.
(c) She is Dieynaba's neice.
(d) She is Dieynaba's step-child.

9. What does Maimouna ask Penda about her child in "Chapter 11"?
(a) If the child walks well.
(b) If the child is beautiful.
(c) If the child is in the room.
(d) If the child is healthy.

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

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

12. In "Chapter 11", what do Penda and Maimouna discuss?
(a) If women are warriors.
(b) If children are saints.
(c) If people are sinners.
(d) If men are dogs.

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

14. Why does Ramatoulaye kill the ram in "Chapter 6"?
(a) Because the ram is sick.
(b) Because she wants to eat the ram.
(c) Because the ram ate her food.
(d) Because the ram hurt her child.

15. Who does the Imam think is running the strike?
(a) The women.
(b) Childrenn.
(c) The French.
(d) Communists.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Chapter 1", what does Niakoro remember about the first train-workers' strike?

2. Why does Beaugosse want to know how N'Deye Touti feels about Bakayoko?

3. Who does Mame Sofi try to confront in "Chapter 9"?

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

5. How does Ramatoulaye kill the ram in "Chapter 6"?

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