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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. What is the first thing the apprentices steal using their sling shots?

2. In "Chapter 15", what does Bakayoko tell Dejean his group's feelings toward the French are?

3. After the apprentices are shot, how do the people in town feel?

4. Who wants the apprentices to steal rice?

5. What does Bakayoko do after Penda announces her plan to march to Dakar?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens after Beaugosse leaves the union?

3. What happens at the end of Bakayoko's meeting with Dejean in "Chapter 15"?

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

5. How does the general strike in "Chapter 17" affect the union?

6. What happens after the apprentices are shot?

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

8. How does Bakayoko feel when he first arrives in Dakar?

9. Why do the women march to the Vatican?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast two female characters in "God's Bits of Wood".

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

Research the period of history described in this novel. How is this novel accurate? How is it inaccurate? What is the effect of this?

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