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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. When were Mr. and Mrs. Peixota married?

2. In Chapter 7, what day of the week do the Tower girls attend the gathering for Alamaya?

3. How many rooms does the Friends of Ethiopia have in Chapter 6?

4. In Chapter 2, what is the title of Lij supposed to be equivalent to?

5. At the end of Chapter 9, what does Seraphine read while Alamaya packs?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Professor Koazhy?

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

3. Who is in the open car that comes down the street after the parade, and how is he dressed?

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

5. What is The Airplane?

6. Why do Mr. and Mrs. Castle not want Professor Koazhy to join the Hands to Ethiopia committee?

7. When people start calling for Dorsey Flagg's removal, who helps quell the outcry?

8. In Chapter 4, why does Castle want to take Dorsey Flagg off the Hands to Ethiopia committee?

9. How was Seraphine raised by her mother?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Tasan asks that everyone come “All aboard to build the Popular Front.” (131) What does that statement reveal about the objectives and goals of the Soviets? How does Tasan believe that he can get anyone and everyone to embrace the Soviet ideals?

Essay Topic 2

Although not an invited guest, Professor Koazhy joins in the parade and speeches at the beginning of the novel. How is Professor Koazhy’s presence significant? What is the importance of what he says to the audience? Why is he a pivotal character in the proceedings in the first chapter?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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