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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. How far do kids have to walk from Nawa across the steppe to go to school?
2. Who owns the only motor vehicle in Nawa?
3. In Chapter 8, what does Sidi see instead of a pigeon on the election ballot?
4. How long after Sidi gets his new hive of bees, does he smoke them in Chapter 7?
5. How far might Sidi encounter his girls in Chapter 6?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 2, what does Sidi remember about finding the destruction of his bees?
2. Why was Silvio in desperate need of money?
3. How does the news about Sidi's bees circulate through the village of Nawa?
4. What does Sidi say about the destruction of his bees when he goes to Nawa for coffee?
5. In Chapter 5, what are the new canvassers like?
6. What is life like in Nawa?
7. What does the Party of God ask from the Nawis, and how do they show them how to comply with their request?
8. How did Sidi install a new queen in his old hive?
9. Why is Douda going to Walou to sell prickly pears?
10. What is Sidi looking for in Chapter 6, and why?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The villagers are told they will be able to vote for the leader of their country. What information do the villagers have regarding who prospective leaders are? How do they decide who to vote for? Does the Party of God manipulate the villagers into voting for them?
Essay Topic 2
Sidi has encountered superficial religion in his past. How has Sidi encountered superficial religion in his past? What does he observe in the village? How are they being influenced by superficial religion? What consequences does Sidi fear because of this influence?
Essay Topic 3
What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in the book? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and people?
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