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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. How does Sounkare die?

2. Who takes over the workers jobs when they strike in "Chapter 3"?

3. How is Penda related to Dieynaba?

4. In "Chapter 10", how does Sounkare describe his life as he visits the strike committee?

5. What angers Niakoro about speaking with Ad'jibid'ji in "Chapter 1"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Mame Sofi do when the water seller visits in "Chapter 5"?

3. What makes Maimouna stand out in the marketplace?

4. What happens at the strike meeting in "Chapter 1"?

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

6. Why does Niakoro want to test Ad'jibid'ji's mind?

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

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

9. What makes N'Deye Touti feel like an outcast?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What role do speeches play in the novel? Consider the languages that are used, the audiences present and the actual outcomes.

Essay Topic 2

How does the author foreshadow the final negotiation between the union and the management in this novel?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the role of women in the society of this novel. Consider their traditional roles to the ones that develop because of the strike.

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