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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the capital city of the country?
(a) Faorlon.
(b) Bezam.
(c) Harlem.
(d) Richson.

2. Who tries hard to persuade Thula's father not to go on his journey?
(a) Sahel.
(b) Rahel.
(c) Bami.
(d) Fara.

3. What does Bongo notice about Thula's attitude towards babies?
(a) She will never, ever touch a baby.
(b) She is indifferent to babies.
(c) She is not maternal at all.
(d) She loves babies.

4. Why will no one touch the village "madman" in Part I?
(a) They think they will be cursed if they do.
(b) He never comes to the village, so they never see him.
(c) He has skin lesions.
(d) He has promised certain death to anyone that does.

5. Who do the villagers become concerned about dying in Part II?
(a) The Round One.
(b) The Sick One.
(c) The Leader.
(d) The Fat One.

6. Who was the first to suggest that it might be the water that was killing and making villagers sick?
(a) Big Papa.
(b) Bissau.
(c) Bongo.
(d) Yaya.

7. What is Konga's last name?
(a) Holika.
(b) Wanjika.
(c) Kojil.
(d) Faraina.

8. What carries mystical power in Kosawa?
(a) Eucalyptus.
(b) Snails.
(c) Turtles.
(d) Umbilical cord bundles.

9. Who is Bongo's ex-girlfriend?
(a) Elali.
(b) Rafa.
(c) Sahel.
(d) Fara.

10. How long does it take Bongo and the others to reach Bezam?
(a) A day and a half.
(b) A week.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) Three days.

11. Who does Bongo's girlfriend leave him for?
(a) A president.
(b) A lawyer.
(c) A laborer.
(d) A priest.

12. What happens in Part II that is very bad for all the villagers regarding Pexton?
(a) The villagers get guns.
(b) The Sick One dies in captivity in Kosawa.
(c) The oil dries up.
(d) All of the children in the village die.

13. Who is Malabo's best friend?
(a) Bissau.
(b) Bami.
(c) Fara.
(d) Hari.

14. Who is Thula's mother?
(a) Sahel.
(b) Rahel.
(c) Morhel.
(d) Lahel.

15. Who is Thula's father?
(a) Bongo.
(b) Healabo.
(c) Malabo.
(d) Lukasa.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many men disappeared with Thula's father?

2. Who is Malabo's brother?

3. What do the villagers call the person in charge from the oil company who visits the village?

4. Who brings Thula's brother "back to life"?

5. Who helps take care of The Sick One when he gets really sick?

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