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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. What does Pexton claim about the massacre?
(a) They had nothing to do with the soldiers' actions.
(b) They wanted the soldiers to take hostages.
(c) They ordered the soldiers to go in.
(d) They knew about the soldiers but not that they would kill anyone.

2. What happens in Part II that is very bad for all the villagers regarding Pexton?
(a) The oil dries up.
(b) All of the children in the village die.
(c) The villagers get guns.
(d) The Sick One dies in captivity in Kosawa.

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

4. How many men from the oil company come to visit the village in Part I?
(a) 8.
(b) 3.
(c) 1.
(d) 6.

5. Who brings Thula's brother "back to life"?
(a) Bongo.
(b) Malabo.
(c) Jakani.
(d) Rafiel.

Short Answer Questions

1. What animal has special significance to the villagers?

2. Who does Bongo's girlfriend leave him for?

3. What do the villagers want from the Pexton men?

4. Who is Thula's brother?

5. Who is the journalist The Sick One sends the men to?

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