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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7 and 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why are many men angry at Diara's trial?
(a) Because they want to return to work.
(b) Because they like Diara.
(c) Because there are women there.
(d) Because they dislike Diara.

2. In "Chapter 6", where is Beaugosse when he argues about the strike?
(a) Ramatoulaye's house.
(b) Management offices.
(c) The marketplace.
(d) Union offices.

3. Who does the narrator say knows who the father of Maimouna's twins is?
(a) Samba knows.
(b) Only her family knows.
(c) No one knows.
(d) Everyone knows.

4. In "Chapter 1", what does Niakoro remember about the first train-workers' strike?
(a) The loss it caused.
(b) How successful it was.
(c) The week without pay.
(d) How long it was.

5. At the end of "Chapter 7", what does the narrator say has failed?
(a) Union negotiations.
(b) Humanity.
(c) The French.
(d) A chance for peace.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Chapter 1", how do the train workers decide to strike?

2. What do the women in the cart do when their horse gets stuck in "Chapter 4"?

3. What does Ad'jibid'ji say when Niakoro asks her about what washes the water?

4. In "Chapter 3", what does Dejean tell his supervisors?

5. In "Chapter 7", how many union members are discovered to have returned to work?

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