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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. Who tells a story about burning down a government building in his own European country as a youth?

2. What did the Pexton representatives say when asked how long it would take for them to get all the oil out of the ground in Kosawa?

3. Who was Woja Beki's father?

4. What does The Restoration Movement eventually do in New York?

5. What did the Europeans tell the Kosawans that made the Kosawans laugh in Part IV?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Part IV, what does the Sweet One tell Sahel and Yaya about Thula's actions in America?

2. What does Sahel think of Malabo's choice to travel to Bezam in Part III?

3. How does Yaya describe her own devotion to Big Papa?

4. What is Yaya's one real regret about her marriage?

5. What shocking revelation does Yaya learn about Big Papa in Part IV?

6. Who do others in the village think Sahel sometimes flirts with in Part III?

7. What does Austin do in the aftermath of the massacre in Kosawa in Part III?

8. What did Pexton tell the Kosawans about how long it would take for them to extract oil when they first arrived in the village?

9. Who becomes the new village head in Part III, and why is this contentious?

10. What does Thula believe - at first - about the Restoration Movement?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why is it important that Yaya, years after her husband Big Papa's death, hears about the truth of his sexual abuse as a boy? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

What is the relationship between Thula and "The Five"? Why do Thula's former age-mates and childhood friends and classmates have so much respect and even reverence for her? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

What is the relationship between the government - particularly His Excellency - and Pexton? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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