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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 is Sounkare's job?

2. What does Tiemoko do when he realizes Diara returned to work?

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

4. Why does Mame Sofi want the women to use flaming torches in "Chapter 9"?

5. In "Chapter 3", what does Dejean tell his supervisors?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What happens when the soldiers arrive in "Chapter 2"?

5. How does Penda form a relationship with Maimouna?

6. In "Chapter 3", how is the impact of the strike described?

7. What happens when the women are sprayed with a fire hose in "Chapter 9"?

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

9. When does Ramatoulaye turn herself into the police?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze Bakayoko as a character. What is his role in this novel? How does Bakayoko affect other characters, the plot and major themes?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

There are several scenes of violence in this novel. What is the purpose of this violence and the way it is described?

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