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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. Who wants the apprentices to steal rice?

2. What does Bakayoko do after Penda announces her plan to march to Dakar?

3. How does the narrator describe Pierrot when he first appears in "Chapter 14"?

4. In "Epilogue", how are the women described after the strike?

5. Why is Isnard's wife shot?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens when word reaches the union offices about the end of the strike?

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

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

5. What happens when the women reach the Vatican?

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

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

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

9. How does Dejean first react to Bakayoko's return in "Chapter 15"?

10. In "Chapter 19", what happens to Keita in prison?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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

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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