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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After the police come for Ramatoulaye in "Chapter 6", what happens?
(a) They leave the scene.
(b) They fight with the women.
(c) They arrest all the men in the village.
(d) They issue tickets.

2. Who does Beaugosse feel is really running the strike?
(a) Doudou.
(b) Himself.
(c) Arona.
(d) The French.

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

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

5. What does Beaugosse do when the fire breaks out in "Chapter 9"?
(a) He isn't in town when the fire starts.
(b) He takes cover.
(c) He begins starting fires also.
(d) He fights it for hours.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Chapter 7", how many union members are discovered to have returned to work?

2. What does Maimouna ask Penda about her child in "Chapter 11"?

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

4. Who lives at N'diayene?

5. In "Chapter 10", how does Sounkare describe the strikers?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do N'Deye Touti and Beaugosse talk about in "Chapter 5"?

2. What happens when the women are sprayed with a fire hose in "Chapter 9"?

3. What action does Tiemoko decide to take against Diara in "Chapter 7"?

4. What happens to Ramatoulaye after she kills the ram?

5. What makes Maimouna stand out in the marketplace?

6. In "Chapter 3", what solutions to the strike do Dejean and the deputies come up with?

7. What happens after the battle in "Chapter 3"?

8. In "Chapter 6", what are the union members excited about?

9. In "Chapter 9", how does N'Deye Touti feel about the confrontations with police?

10. What happens when the soldiers arrive in "Chapter 2"?

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