The Poisonwood Bible Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 118 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Poisonwood Bible Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 118 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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 happens after the Independence in the Price household?

2. What lesson does Nathan Price give Leah about why God gave people seeds?

3. What does Orleanna sometimes see on her walks in the Congo?

4. Who is the first of the Prices to interact with the village children?

5. Who greets the Prices when they land in Africa?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do the Underdowns come to Kilanga? How does Nathan respond?

2. Who is Anatole? Why is Nathan angry with Anatole?

3. What does Book 2 tell us about Nathan and his relationship to the family?

4. What does Nathan Price's opinion of women seem to be based on the events and narration in Book 1?

5. What is the Verse? Why do the girls get the Verse? Who is really to blame?

6. Who is Nelson? Why does Anatole send Nelson to live with the Prices?

7. What does Rachel think about the Congo on the day of the church picnic? How is she different than the people in the Congo?

8. What does the family bring with them to the Congo? What troubles did they have in getting these things to the Congo? How did they solve the problem?

9. What is the Price house like? How is it different than other houses in the village?

10. How did Orleanna meet Nathan? How did their relationship change?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Nathan Price is the only character from the Price family that does not narrate in the novel. Why do you think he does not have a voice in the novel? What effect does this have on the reader's perception of him and the events of the novel? What does Nathan represent or symbolize in the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Children are often noted as being more observant. Do you think Ruth May was more observant than other members of her family? What things did she see that her other family members did not? Do you think that her curious nature got her into trouble?

Essay Topic 3

What is the symbolism of the green mamba in the novel? Why do you think Ruth May chose to think of the green mamba instead of somewhere else?

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