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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. Who is Thula's teacher?
(a) Teacher Fara.
(b) Teacher Chang.
(c) Teacher Yaya.
(d) Teacher Penda.

2. What do the Pexton men tell the villagers will happen when they get to Bezam?
(a) They have to take more hostages.
(b) No one will help them.
(c) They have to travel to America to be heard.
(d) They will be listened to if they bring money.

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

5. What kind of house does the village leader live in?
(a) Wood.
(b) Mud.
(c) Clapboard.
(d) Brick.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the villagers call the person in charge from the oil company who visits the village?

2. How long does it take Bongo and the others to reach Bezam?

3. What happens to Thula's father in Part I?

4. What happens to Sahel shortly after Malabo disappears?

5. What eventually happens after The Sick One dies?

(see the answer key)

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