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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Sounkare die?
(a) From hunger.
(b) From disease.
(c) From a gunshot.
(d) From hitting his head.

2. What does Ad'jibid'ji say when Niakoro asks her about what washes the water?
(a) She says she knows the answer but won't share it.
(b) She says it's a stupid question.
(c) She says she doesn't care.
(d) She says she will find the answer.

3. Who does Bakayoko visit first when he returns?
(a) Pierre.
(b) Bakary.
(c) His mother.
(d) The union leader.

4. In "Chapter 1", how do the train workers decide to strike?
(a) They take a vote.
(b) The leader decides.
(c) The wives of the workers decide.
(d) They don't decide anything about the strike.

5. At the end of "Chapter 3", how much time passes?
(a) Years.
(b) Days.
(c) Months.
(d) One night.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Isnard believe Pierre has sided with the Africans?

2. In "Chapter 9", why do the women patrol the streets?

3. In "Chapter 6", what does the narrator say people began to talk about when they spoke of the strike?

4. What does Maimouna warn Samba against in "Chapter 2"?

5. Why is Doudou offered money in "Chapter 12"?

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