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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. As the strike continues, how do the apprentices feel about it?

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

3. Why do the workers protest in "Epilogue"?

4. After Beugosse leaves the union, what does Bakayoko say about him?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why do the women march to the Vatican?

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

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

8. What happens when the women reach the Vatican?

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

What is the role of religion in this novel? Specifically focus on Christianity and Islam.

Essay Topic 2

Analyze Bakayoko as a character. What is his role in this novel? How does Bakayoko affect other characters, the plot and major themes?

Essay Topic 3

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

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