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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is His Excellency obsessed with?
(a) Youth and longevity.
(b) Food.
(c) Oil.
(d) Guns.

2. Why does Sahel kick Sonni out of her hut?
(a) He steals from her.
(b) He tells her the truth about Thula.
(c) He insults her mother.
(d) He tries to seduce her.

3. Who tells Yaya about Big Papa's having been abused?
(a) Malina.
(b) Malindi.
(c) Malaika.
(d) Mele.

4. What is hard for Thula to adjust to in America?
(a) The cold.
(b) The trees.
(c) The heat.
(d) The drugs.

5. What great memory did Yaya's husband tell her about?
(a) The trip he took to America.
(b) Spending two weeks on the beach.
(c) Eating meat for the first time.
(d) The ceremony that made him a man.

6. What kind of student is Thula?
(a) A lazy one.
(b) A serious and bright one.
(c) A struggling one.
(d) An indifferent one.

7. What city does Thula go to in America?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Atlanta.
(c) New York.
(d) San Francisco.

8. What did the Europeans tell the Kosawans that made the Kosawans laugh in Part IV?
(a) Their ancestors were burning in a fire.
(b) Their children were assured to go to heaven.
(c) They had books that could teach them religion.
(d) They only needed to bathe in a sacred river to cleanse their spirits.

9. How does Thula get to school every day?
(a) Walking.
(b) Car.
(c) Bus.
(d) Boat.

10. Who tells Sahel his uncle is searching for a new wife in Bezam?
(a) The Smart One.
(b) The Leader.
(c) The Cute One.
(d) The Thin One.

11. Who does Yaya think often visits Thula after dying?
(a) Malabo.
(b) Big Papa.
(c) Bongo.
(d) Juba.

12. Who does Sahel begin to flirt with at times in Part III?
(a) The Thin One.
(b) The Leader.
(c) The Cute One.
(d) The Sweet One.

13. What will Sahel always remember from the massacre?
(a) The screams.
(b) The sound of the guns.
(c) The heat.
(d) The blood.

14. When does Yaya think she will be reunited with Big Papa?
(a) Before the next full moon.
(b) Before the month is out.
(c) Before the rains come.
(d) Before the next harvest.

15. Who becomes the new village head in Part III?
(a) Woja.
(b) Pondo.
(c) Sonni.
(d) Gona.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does The Sweet One tell Yaya and Sahel about Thula?

2. Who first brings up the idea that Kosawa's children will benefit from advanced schooling?

3. How old was Sahel when her own father died?

4. What kind of women is there an abundance of in the villages, according to Sahel?

5. Who goes to Bezam to welcome Thula home from America?

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