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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (Pages 215 - 288).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is one of the respected village elders?
(a) Bongo.
(b) Lukasa.
(c) Sahel.
(d) Pondo.

2. What eventually happens after The Sick One dies?
(a) The driver finally finds his key.
(b) The other hostages run away.
(c) The oil company leaves.
(d) The soldiers come and shoot a lot of the villagers.

3. What does Thula call her grandmother?
(a) Yaya.
(b) Fara.
(c) Hela.
(d) Roja.

4. What great memory did Yaya's husband tell her about?
(a) The trip he took to America.
(b) Spending two weeks on the beach.
(c) The ceremony that made him a man.
(d) Eating meat for the first time.

5. What does the newspaperman suggest to Bongo about travel?
(a) He wants to come to Kosawa with Bongo and the others.
(b) He wants them all to go to Egypt.
(c) He wants them to go to the big lake.
(d) He wants them all to go to America.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the villagers call their homes?

2. Why does Sahel kick Sonni out of her hut?

3. What is His Excellency obsessed with?

4. What is the seat of government for Kosawa's district?

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

(see the answer key)

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