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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. In "Chapter 17", what does Bakayoko tell Alioune to tell the people?

2. Why does Bakayoko refuse to go to Doudou's funeral?

3. Why does Lahbib call a meeting in "Epilogue"?

4. When Bakayoko arrives in Dakar, how does he feel about the strike?

5. How do union leaders treat Bakary when Bakayoko returns?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens after the apprentices are shot?

2. What happens on the third day of the march to Dakar?

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

4. Why does Bakayoko decide to return home in "Chapter 18"?

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

6. How does Bakayoko feel when he first arrives in Dakar?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

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

Research the period of history described in this novel. How is this novel accurate? How is it inaccurate? What is the effect of this?

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