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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In "Chapter 15", how is the night described?
(a) Quiet.
(b) Dark.
(c) Destructive.
(d) Mysterious.

3. What does Bakayoko do after Penda announces her plan to march to Dakar?
(a) He takes her to the union offices.
(b) He tells her she is wrong.
(c) He has her meet with management.
(d) He tells her to put the plan in writing.

4. Why does Keita face east during his exercise break in "Chapter 18"?
(a) To pray.
(b) To try to see out a crack in the wall.
(c) To watch the sun rise.
(d) He faces west.

5. Why do the Frenchmen visit with Isnard in "Chapter 14"?
(a) Because it is a holiday.
(b) Because he has a dinner party.
(c) Because he is in legal trouble.
(d) Because he wants to invest with them.

6. How long does the general strike in "Chapter 17" last?
(a) A month.
(b) Five days.
(c) Two months.
(d) Ten days.

7. What role does Edouard play in the strike?
(a) He is a French dignitary.
(b) He is an African politician.
(c) He is a union negotiator.
(d) He is a management representative.

8. What makes Bakayoko's plan to go with the women in "Chapter 16" difficult?
(a) He doesn't believe in the women marching.
(b) He is too tired to walk.
(c) He wants to try to negotiate with management again.
(d) He learns about his family's crisis.

9. Who tells Bakayoko that Gorgui has died?
(a) Penda.
(b) Lahbib.
(c) Maimouna.
(d) Dieynaba.

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

11. How do the apprentices test their sling shots?
(a) They aim at birds.
(b) They shoot each other.
(c) They have a child try to use them.
(d) They try to break up a fight with them.

12. How does N'Deye Touti feel about being a second wife?
(a) She would rather be a third wife for Bakayoko.
(b) She dislikes it, but would be a second wife for Bakayoko.
(c) She supports it for other people, but not for herself.
(d) She thinks its an honorable title.

13. In "Chapter 15", what does Dejean tell the Africans the reason is for denying their requests?
(a) Because they are spoiled.
(b) Because they practice polygamy.
(c) Because they are uneducated.
(d) Because they are inferior.

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

15. How do the French feel about Pierrot wanting to get to know the Africans better?
(a) They think it's foolish.
(b) They think he's very kind.
(c) They think he's brave.
(d) They think it's just a joke.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Chapter 15", what does Bakayoko tell Dejean his group's feelings toward the French are?

2. What makes Bakayoko decide to return home in "Chapter 17"?

3. In Dakar, how are the marchers greeted by the residents?

4. When Bakayoko arrives in Dakar, how does he feel about the strike?

5. In "Chapter 16", how does the crowd respond to the plan to march to Dakar?

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