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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. What is the first thing the apprentices steal using their sling shots?
(a) Water.
(b) Rice.
(c) Ham.
(d) Chicken.

2. Why does Bakayoko refuse to go to Doudou's funeral?
(a) Because he dislikes Doudou.
(b) Because he wants to spend time alone.
(c) Because he will be with N'Deye Touti.
(d) Because he has to go to Sudan.

3. Who wants the apprentices to steal rice?
(a) Penda.
(b) Dieynaba.
(c) Maggette.
(d) Gorgui.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Maimouna do at the end of "Epilogue"?

2. In "Chapter 15", what does Dejean tell Pierre he will do to Bakayoko?

3. In "Chapter 14", how do the French refer to the Africans?

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

5. How does N'Deye Touti feel about being a second wife?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens at the end of Bakayoko's meeting with Dejean in "Chapter 15"?

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

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

4. In "Chapter 16", what plan does Penda announce?

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

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

7. Why does Bakayoko decide to return home in "Chapter 18"?

8. What happens when N'Deye Touti and Bakayoko discuss marriage in "Chapter 18"?

9. How is Bakary affected by Bakayoko's return in "Chapter 15"?

10. What does Pierrot say he wants to do in "Chapter 14"?

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