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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. Why does Alioune think Beugosse left the union?

2. In "Chapter 15", what does Dejean tell the Africans the reason is for denying their requests?

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

4. Who leads the women's march to Dakar?

5. What does the narrator say is the "swan song" of N'Deye Touti's youth?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What does Bakayoko talk about during the speeches in "Chapter 17"?

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

8. What happens after Beaugosse leaves the union?

9. What does Leblanc confess to in "Chapter 14"?

10. What do the apprentices use their sling shots for?

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

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

Essay Topic 3

What commentary does the author offer on social status in "God's Bits of Wood"? Consider the class divides among the Africans, the French and between the two groups.

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