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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do Bakayoko and N'Deye Touti meet in "Chapter 18"?
(a) The union offices.
(b) N'Deye Touti's house.
(c) The market.
(d) The shore.

2. When are the apprentices shot?
(a) As they sleep.
(b) When they are trying to shoot lizards.
(c) After shooting out a window.
(d) The day before they plan to rob a store.

3. When Bakayoko arrives in Dakar, how does he feel about the strike?
(a) That the strikers need to be armed.
(b) That there is no point to striking any longer.
(c) That the strike has only begun.
(d) That he has won it.

4. After Penda's death, what does N'Deye Touti accuse her of?
(a) Being a prostitute.
(b) Supporting polygamy.
(c) Lying about her age.
(d) Having sympathy for the French.

5. Who does Lahbib ask to his meeting in "Epilogue"?
(a) French management.
(b) Union leadership and French management.
(c) Union workers.
(d) Union leadership.

6. Why does Lahbib call a meeting in "Epilogue"?
(a) To honor Bakayoko.
(b) To discuss Isnard.
(c) To form a newspaper.
(d) To start a new union.

7. Why does Bakayoko encourage a general strike in "Chapter 17"?
(a) Because N'Daye Touti wanted him to.
(b) Because the crowd believes in it.
(c) Because he thinks it will work.
(d) Because he wasn't sure what else to say.

8. Who does Bakayoko visit first when he returns?
(a) The union leader.
(b) Pierre.
(c) His mother.
(d) Bakary.

9. In "Chapter 16", who do Bakayoko and Lahbib talk to first?
(a) A police officer.
(b) A group of women.
(c) Bakayoko's sister.
(d) A member of the management team.

10. Why does Isnard believe Pierre has sided with the Africans?
(a) Because Pierre wants him to resign.
(b) He doesn't think Pierre has sided with the Africans.
(c) Because Pierre speaks their language.
(d) Because Pierre dresses like they do.

11. What makes Bakayoko decide to return home in "Chapter 17"?
(a) Watching an eagle hunt.
(b) A letter from Penda before her death.
(c) Talking with N'Deye Touti.
(d) Losing his tobacco in the wind.

12. Why do the French meet with N'Daye Touti in "Chapter 17"?
(a) To get information about Bakayoko.
(b) To get her on their side.
(c) To tease her in public.
(d) To discuss her love life.

13. In "Chapter 16", how does the crowd respond to the plan to march to Dakar?
(a) They are surprised.
(b) They are angry.
(c) They laugh.
(d) They are saddened.

14. Why does Alioune think Beugosse left the union?
(a) Because of what management did to him.
(b) Because of a women.
(c) Because he didn't get a promotion.
(d) Because he disliked the strike.

15. Why is Isnard's wife shot?
(a) Because she wants to protect Isnard.
(b) Because she runs outside with a gun.
(c) Because she is robbed.
(d) Because she steals from management.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first thing the apprentices steal using their sling shots?

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

3. What role does Edouard play in the strike?

4. Who leads the women's march to Dakar?

5. How does Pierre feel about Bakayoko's return?

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