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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Bongo's ex-girlfriend?
(a) Elali.
(b) Rafa.
(c) Sahel.
(d) Fara.

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

3. What kind of tree does the village gather under at important times?
(a) Lemon.
(b) Mango.
(c) Persimmon.
(d) Orange.

4. What does Konga tell the men about the ones who try to save the village and the ones who try to destroy it?
(a) They are always poor.
(b) They are the same.
(c) They are always rich.
(d) They are from different countries.

5. Who raised Bongo's father?
(a) One of his father's sister and her husband.
(b) Only his father.
(c) A cousin.
(d) Only his mother.

6. Where do Thula and her family live?
(a) Kosawa.
(b) Bezam.
(c) Mandala.
(d) Hearlo.

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

8. What place does Bongo remember reading a picture book about in Part II?
(a) Helenia.
(b) Nubia.
(c) Monrovia.
(d) Narnia.

9. What is the oil company exploiting Thula's village?
(a) Forlon.
(b) Hexxon.
(c) Marlon.
(d) Pexton.

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

11. What happens to Thula's father in Part I?
(a) He kills himself.
(b) He disappears.
(c) He is shot.
(d) He drowns.

12. How many men disappeared with Thula's father?
(a) 1.
(b) 3.
(c) 6.
(d) 10.

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

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

15. Who advocates for Bongo to become a new, fearless leader of the village?
(a) Lukasa.
(b) Konga.
(c) Malabo.
(d) Woja Beki.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are some of the first to shed blood in the massacre?

2. Who is Thula's brother?

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

4. Who do the villagers become concerned about dying in Part II?

5. What do the villagers call their homes?

(see the answer keys)

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