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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. As the strike continues, how do the apprentices feel about it?
(a) They start to worry more.
(b) They become bored with it.
(c) They care about the management's position.
(d) They consider moving away.

2. Why do the people of Dakar have a difficult time understanding the speeches in "Chapter 17"?
(a) They are in different languages.
(b) There isn't a microphone.
(c) The French are yelling too loudly.
(d) Too many people are talking at once.

3. What does the crowd do when they hear the gunshots in "Epilogue"?
(a) They throw rocks.
(b) They sing softly.
(c) They fall silent.
(d) They begin to chant.

4. In Dakar, how are the marchers greeted by the residents?
(a) With fear.
(b) With gunfire.
(c) They aren't greeted.
(d) With a celebration.

5. How is Keita cut in "Chapter 18"?
(a) While carving.
(b) While shaving.
(c) By another prisoner's knife.
(d) By barbed wire.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Chapter 16", who do Bakayoko and Lahbib talk to first?

2. How do the people at the union office react when Bakayoko arrives?

3. Why is Isnard described as being resentful in "Epilogue"?

4. Why does Bakayoko refuse to go to Doudou's funeral?

5. Who does Keita stay with in prison in "Chapter 18"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Bakayoko feel when he first arrives in Dakar?

2. What happens on the third day of the march to Dakar?

3. How does Dejean first react to Bakayoko's return in "Chapter 15"?

4. How is the father of Maimouna's children revealed?

5. How do the strikers feel about Isnard when they return to work in "Epilogue"?

6. How does Bakayoko feel about going to Dakar in "Chapter 16"?

7. How does the general strike in "Chapter 17" affect the union?

8. What happens when Bakayoko visits the union offices in "Chapter 15"?

9. What happens when the women reach the Vatican?

10. What happens after Beaugosse leaves the union?

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