God's Bits of Wood - Chapters 10–12 Quiz

Why does Sounkaré visit the Syrian’s shop in Chapter 10?

Question Answer Choices To buy supplies for the strike. To seek medical help. To find someone who will let him eat. To ask for a job.

What do the women in the city do to buy food in Chapter 11?

Question Answer Choices They work in the factories. They beg on the streets. They sell their personal items. They steal from the markets.

What position does Doudou hold in the strike in Chapter 12?

Question Answer Choices Secretary-general Union president Treasurer Chief negotiator

What does Penda do when she returns home in Chapter 11?

Question Answer Choices She meets Lahbib at the communal fountain. She discovers her hut has been ransacked. She finds Maïmouna sleeping in her bed. She prepares a meal for the other women.

Why does Penda spit in a woman's face in Chapter 11?

Question Answer Choices The woman supports the strikebreakers. The woman calls Penda a whore. The woman insults Maïmouna. The woman refuses to share her food.

What does Penda promise Maïmouna in Chapter 11?

Question Answer Choices To find out the identity of the man who impregnated her. To get her more food and water. To help her find a new home. To teach her how to read.

What does Sounkaré ask God in Chapter 10?

Question Answer Choices To help him find work. If He has forsaken him. To end the strike. For food and shelter.

What happens to Sounkaré in Chapter 10 of 'God's Bits of Wood'?

Question Answer Choices He leaves the city to find work elsewhere. He is rescued by Dieynaba and given food. He finds shelter with Bakary and recovers. He drowns in a grease pit and is eaten by rats.

Who enlists Penda to distribute rations of rice in Chapter 11?

Question Answer Choices Samba Bakary Boubacar Lahbib

Why does Sounkaré feel alienated in Chapter 10?

Question Answer Choices He is unable to find work. He does not support the strike. He disagrees with Bakary. He is new to the area.