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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V (Pages 289 - 364).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do Thula and her family live?
(a) Kosawa.
(b) Bezam.
(c) Hearlo.
(d) Mandala.

2. Why will no one touch the village "madman" in Part I?
(a) He has promised certain death to anyone that does.
(b) They think they will be cursed if they do.
(c) He has skin lesions.
(d) He never comes to the village, so they never see him.

3. How do the villagers get to Bezam?
(a) Car.
(b) Train.
(c) Bus.
(d) Boat.

4. Where does Juba end up working?
(a) For Pexton.
(b) For Thula.
(c) For the new lawyer.
(d) For the government.

5. Who does Yaya think often visits Thula after dying?
(a) Malabo.
(b) Bongo.
(c) Big Papa.
(d) Juba.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do Bongo and Lukasa die?

2. What does Thula say a promise appears to mean to Pexton?

3. What do The Five do in the end of the novel that is catastrophic?

4. What does Bongo think of Sahel?

5. What do the soldiers start to do in retaliation for the Five's killings?

(see the answer key)

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