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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 Keita face east during his exercise break in "Chapter 18"?

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

3. What does Bakayoko do after speaking in "Chapter 17"?

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

5. Why does Penda believe the women should march to Dakar?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens when the women reach the Vatican?

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

4. In "Epilogue", what problems does union management have with Isnard?

5. Why do the women march to the Vatican?

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

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

8. What happens when N'Deye Touti and Bakayoko discuss marriage in "Chapter 18"?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

How does the author define culture in this novel? How does culture sway in "God's Bits of Wood"?

Essay Topic 3

Explore the relationship between the individual and the community as it is developed in "God's Bits of Wood".

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