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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 to Anatole in the year after Ruth May's death?
2. What new name was the Congo given?
3. What does Ruth May have to do to get her spirit in the bone, according to Nelson?
4. According to Ruth May, who is last in the family?
5. What makes Mother get up?
Short Essay Questions
1. What regrets does Orleanna voice about her family and the situation in the Congo?
2. Why do you think that Leah now feels uncomfortable in the United States?
3. What does Leah tell Anatole? What does he tell her in return? Why do you think he responds this way?
4. Why do you think Adah begins to speak after Ruth May's death when she chose to remain silent before it?
5. Who is Brother Fowles? How is he different from Nathan?
6. What does Tata Ndu want from the family in Book 3? How does the family respond?
7. What living creature invades Kilanga? What do the villagers do?
8. What happens to Rachel in her life? Do you think she is happy?
9. What happened to Patrice Lumumba?
10. How has the Congo changed the Prices?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
A number of symbols are used within the novel. Choose one symbol and answer the following?
1) What is the symbol and what does it represent?
2) How does Kingsolver use the symbol in the novel?
3) Trace the symbol through the novel and note when it appears.
Essay Topic 2
Kingsolver explores the themes of freedom and captivity in the novel. Where can these themes be seen in the novel (family, village, country)? What are the prices that freedom and captivity come with in the novel for the Congo and various characters?
Essay Topic 3
Compare and contrast the religions, cultures, and other differences between the Congo and the United States. Which characters in the novel seem to bridge these differences? Which ones do not?
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