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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. In Chapter 1, how much money does Chairman Peixota donate?

2. Where did Seraphine go to college?

3. In Chapter 8, what instrument does Newton Castle play?

4. When was Ethiopia admitted to the League of Nations?

5. In Chapter 2, which nation is selling war goods to Italy in spite of the sanctions?

Short Essay Questions

1. How was Seraphine raised by her mother?

2. In Chapter 5, who is Bunchetta Facey?

3. How does Alamaya say that Ethiopia became the first nation to embrace Christianity?

4. Who is Newton Castle?

5. How is Kezia Peixota described as the author writes about the dinner held in Alamaya's honor at the beginning of Chapter 2?

6. In Chapter 1, how is the parade described?

7. In Chapter 4, why are whites not wanted to join the Hands to Ethiopia group?

8. How is Lij Alamaya a special guest at the residence of Pablo Peixota?

9. What campaign is Bishop launching in Chapter 6, and what does Peixota think he should do instead?

10. Why do Tasan and Bishop want Dorsey Flagg removed from Hands to Ethiopia and as Alamaya's travel companion?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Tasan directly or indirectly causes many of the conflicts in the novel. How does Tasan incite conflict? Is he usually directly or indirectly involved in causing conflicts? How do the conflicts eventually kill him?

Essay Topic 2

The Labor Herald seeks to influence public opinion. What is the role of the Labor Herald in the novel? How do the articles that the Labor Herald publishes advance the sociopolitical theme in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Tasan is forced to jump to his death. Why is he forced to jump to his death? Is justice served by his death?

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