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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 oil company exploiting Thula's village?

2. How long does it take Bongo and the others to reach Bezam?

3. What do the Pexton men tell the villagers will happen when they get to Bezam?

4. What is Woja Beki's excuse for not going to Bezam with The Six?

5. What do the villagers want from the Pexton men?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Malabo and the others when they go to the capital to meet with Pexton?

2. What is the significance of the leopard to the Kosawans?

3. Why are the Kosawans so upset with Pexton in Part I?

4. What does Austin suggest to Bongo and the others that complicates things for Bongo?

5. What do the Kosawans ask the three Pexton leaders for in Part II?

6. Why is Thula afraid to go to school the day after Konga takes the Pexton driver's key?

7. What does The Sick One eventually tell the Kosawans in Part II?

8. What is the relationship between the Pexton laborers and the villagers?

9. What tragedy has struck Thula's family in her childhood?

10. What does Konga do that begins to change everything for Kosawa in Part I?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does traditional Kosawan food mean to the villagers, especially when they experience food from other parts of their country and, in Thula's case, in America? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay describing the nature and significance of Thula's and Austin's romantic relationship.

Essay Topic 3

How do the villagers view Woja Beki in Part I, and how does both their perception of Woja Beki and Woja Beki's character change over the course of the novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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