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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Sounkare try to kill rats?
(a) To eat them.
(b) To control their population.
(c) To practice hunting.
(d) To impress a woman.

2. How does Mame Sofi get the water seller to leave the water behind in "Chapter 5"?
(a) She bribes him.
(b) She begs him.
(c) She bullies him.
(d) She steals the water.

3. In "Chapter 10", how does Sounkare describe his life as he visits the strike committee?
(a) Unhappy.
(b) Pleasant.
(c) Loved.
(d) Complicated.

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

5. In "Chapter 3", how many workers are killed in the battle?
(a) Five.
(b) Four.
(c) Six.
(d) Seven.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Chapter 11", what do Penda and Maimouna discuss?

2. In "Chapter 6", where is Beaugosse when he argues about the strike?

3. How does Diara feel at the end of his trial?

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

5. What makes Ramatoulaye consider apologizing to the other women in "Chapter 9"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Doudou offered a promotion in "Chapter 12"?

2. What happens when the soldiers arrive in "Chapter 2"?

3. What does Ad'jibid'ji do when the French soldiers arrive in "Chapter 7"?

4. In "Chapter 3", how is the impact of the strike described?

5. How do the workers feel the morning of the strike in "Chapter 2"?

6. What does Sounkare do at the beginning of the strike?

7. What does Sounkare do before visiting the garage in "Chapter 10"?

8. Why is Ramatoulaye frustrated in "Chapter 4"?

9. What makes N'Deye Touti feel like an outcast?

10. What happens at the strike meeting in "Chapter 1"?

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