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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Niakoro after she is beaten in "Chapter 7"?

2. In "Chapter 6", what does the narrator say people began to talk about when they spoke of the strike?

3. In "Chapter 9", how does N'Deye Touti learn that the police want to arrest Ramatoulaye?

4. Why does Ramatoulaye decide to go to the police in "Chapter 9"?

5. Why does Beaugosse want to know how N'Deye Touti feels about Bakayoko?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Ramatoulaye kill the ram in "Chapter 6"?

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

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

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

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

6. When does Ramatoulaye turn herself into the police?

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

8. During Diara's trial, what things occur that make the crowd angry?

9. What does Sounkare do before visiting the garage in "Chapter 10"?

10. How does Penda form a relationship with Maimouna?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does the author define culture in this novel? How does culture sway in "God's Bits of Wood"?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the impact of colonization in this novel. What is the author's message about colonization?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the use of symbolism in this novel. Focus on the storm, death, animals or the bits of wood.

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