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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 Lahbib calm down Bakayoko when he learns of Gorgui's death?

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

3. What makes Bakayoko decide to return home in "Chapter 17"?

4. Where do the women decide to march to in "Epilogue"?

5. How do the people at the union office react when Bakayoko arrives?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Why do the women march to the Vatican?

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

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

8. What happens after Beaugosse leaves the union?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast Thies to Dakar as settings in this novel.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast two female characters in "God's Bits of Wood".

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the characterizations of the French. How do these help to develop the French characters? Are there bias involved? What is the impact of these?

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