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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. 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 on fire.
(d) Because the trucks are in their way.

2. At the end of "Chapter 3", how much time passes?
(a) Years.
(b) One night.
(c) Days.
(d) Months.

3. How does Diara feel at the end of his trial?
(a) Confused.
(b) Proud.
(c) Embarassed.
(d) Peaceful.

4. Where does "Chapter 10" take place?
(a) France.
(b) The capital.
(c) Thies.
(d) Nigeria.

5. Why does Dejean want to start a rival union?
(a) To try to feel equal.
(b) To have a new job.
(c) To try to end the strike.
(d) To make more money.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Tiemoko visit Bakayoko in "Chapter 7"?

2. In "Chapter 12", how does Doudou feel about his position in the union?

3. What does Ad'jibid'ji first do when she goes to the strike meeting in "Chapter 1"?

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

5. In "Chapter 9", why do the women patrol the streets?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "Chapter 4", what do Daouda-Beaugosse, Deune, and Arona discuss before meeting with other union members?

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

3. Why does Keita get in trouble at Diara's trial?

4. Why is Doudou offered a promotion in "Chapter 12"?

5. How does N'Deye Touti feel after the fire?

6. What does Sounkare do at the beginning of the strike?

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

8. What happens when N'Deye Touti encounters the police in "Chapter 9"?

9. How do the workers feel the morning of the strike in "Chapter 2"?

10. What makes Maimouna stand out in the marketplace?

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