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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. During the meeting to speed Alamaya on his journey, what song is sung in Chapter 8?
2. What do the group that goes to the Airplane order to drink In Chapter 7?
3. What is Professor Koahzy's Christian name?
4. Where was Piexota born?
5. When the Tower Girls meet in Chapter 7, what time does Newton Castle arrive?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is The Tower?
2. Why do Mr. and Mrs. Castle not want Professor Koazhy to join the Hands to Ethiopia committee?
3. Who is Newton Castle?
4. Who is Peixota?
5. How is Prudhomme Bishop described in Chapter 6?
6. In Chapter 5, who is Bunchetta Facey?
7. Why do Tasan and Bishop want Dorsey Flagg removed from Hands to Ethiopia and as Alamaya's travel companion?
8. In Chapter 9, why does Mrs. Leah Arzell call Kezia Peixota?
9. In Chapter 1, how is the parade described?
10. How is Kezia Peixota described as the author writes about the dinner held in Alamaya's honor at the beginning of Chapter 2?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Seraphine marries a man she has only known for a few hours. Why does Seraphine marry Dandy? What is she trying to prove by marrying him?
Essay Topic 2
Seraphine quarrels with her parents and refuses to have anything to do with them. Why does Seraphine quarrel with her parents? To what lengths does she go to prove that her parents were wrong and she was right?
Essay Topic 3
In the novel, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the story line? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?
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