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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is Malabo's best friend?
(a) Fara.
(b) Hari.
(c) Bissau.
(d) Bami.

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

4. Of the Pexton men, who seems to hate the villagers the most?
(a) The Leader.
(b) The Sick One.
(c) The Round One.
(d) The Thin One.

5. Who is Malabo's brother?
(a) Bongo.
(b) Woja.
(c) Wambi.
(d) Lukasa.

6. What was Thula's grandfather known for?
(a) Being optimistic.
(b) Being the life of the party.
(c) Being a very hard worker.
(d) Being sad and laconic.

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

8. Who is Thula's brother?
(a) Hara.
(b) Malabo.
(c) Juba.
(d) Faba.

9. Who helps take care of The Sick One when he gets really sick?
(a) Woja Beki.
(b) Montgomery.
(c) Yaya.
(d) The children.

10. Who is Thula's mother?
(a) Sahel.
(b) Lahel.
(c) Morhel.
(d) Rahel.

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

12. How many people does Thula's father tell her live in America, approximately?
(a) 50,000.
(b) 120,000,000.
(c) 7,000.
(d) 300,000,000.

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

14. Who tries to dissuade Bongo and the others from going to Bezam?
(a) Fojo.
(b) Riji.
(c) Kala.
(d) Konga.

15. Who is the village leader at the beginning of Part I?
(a) Woja Beki.
(b) Malabo.
(c) Bongo.
(d) Lukasa.

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 the oil company exploiting Thula's village?

3. What place does Bongo remember reading a picture book about in Part II?

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

5. What does Bongo think of Thula's natural disposition?

(see the answer keys)

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