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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II (Pages 73 - 144).

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Bongo think of Sahel?
(a) She does not really love her own children.
(b) She is a selfish woman.
(c) She does her best but has no skills.
(d) She was a good and dutiful wife to his brother.

3. How long does it take Bongo and the others to reach Bezam?
(a) A day and a half.
(b) A week.
(c) Three days.
(d) Two weeks.

4. What does Bongo notice about Thula's attitude towards babies?
(a) She will never, ever touch a baby.
(b) She loves babies.
(c) She is not maternal at all.
(d) She is indifferent to babies.

5. What do the villagers call their homes?
(a) Sheds.
(b) Faras.
(c) Helias.
(d) Huts.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the first to suggest that it might be the water that was killing and making villagers sick?

2. What is one major mystical act the medicine men in the village can perform?

3. What kind of house does the village leader live in?

4. Who does Sahel remember singing in the bath?

5. What kind of tree does the village gather under at important times?

(see the answer key)

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