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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does Yaya think things with Pexton get worse than ever?
(a) When the young boys get guns.
(b) When Pexton cuts down more trees.
(c) When they run out of food.
(d) When a child disappears from the Garden.

2. Who was Woja Beki's father?
(a) Mara Beki.
(b) Fara Beki.
(c) Woja Bewa.
(d) Helia Beki.

3. Who is the leader of Thula's country?
(a) Woja.
(b) The Kind One.
(c) Farrah.
(d) His Excellency.

4. What did Big Papa sometimes do if he did not like the food Yaya cooked for him?
(a) Threw it on the floor.
(b) Gave it to his daughter.
(c) Threw it up.
(d) Gave it to the dog.

5. What kind of women is there an abundance of in the villages, according to Sahel?
(a) Entrepreneurs.
(b) Second wives.
(c) Free spirits.
(d) Widows.

6. Who goes to Bezam to welcome Thula home from America?
(a) The Seven.
(b) The Five.
(c) The Three.
(d) The Eighteen.

7. What did the Pexton representatives say when asked how long it would take for them to get all the oil out of the ground in Kosawa?
(a) 5 years.
(b) They did not know how long.
(c) 10 years.
(d) Only a few months.

8. Who tells Sahel his uncle is searching for a new wife in Bezam?
(a) The Smart One.
(b) The Cute One.
(c) The Thin One.
(d) The Leader.

9. Who was one of the few people not to believe Pexton's lies from the beginning?
(a) Sahel.
(b) Bongo.
(c) Big Papa.
(d) Juba.

10. Why does Sahel resent Malabo so much after his disappearance?
(a) She resents the fact that he always worked so hard.
(b) She resents him for chasing money.
(c) She resents the affairs he had.
(d) She resents him for leaving her and the children alone.

11. Where did many men go to work from Kosawa in Yaya's day?
(a) Plane factories.
(b) Rubber factories.
(c) The railroad.
(d) Restaurants.

12. What did the Europeans tell the Kosawans that made the Kosawans laugh in Part IV?
(a) Their children were assured to go to heaven.
(b) They had books that could teach them religion.
(c) Their ancestors were burning in a fire.
(d) They only needed to bathe in a sacred river to cleanse their spirits.

13. What city does Thula go to in America?
(a) San Francisco.
(b) Atlanta.
(c) New York.
(d) Chicago.

14. Where does Sahel often go to relax?
(a) Her veranda.
(b) The desert.
(c) The lake.
(d) The treehouse.

15. What does Austin say his mother's advice would be if she were alive?
(a) To just love and be kind to everyone.
(b) To travel as much as possible.
(c) To do the best for yourself.
(d) To make sure you donate half of your salary.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does The Sweet One ask Sahel to do in Part IV that she refuses to do?

2. Why does Yaya worry for Sahel?

3. Who tells Yaya about Big Papa's having been abused?

4. What does Yaya recall from when she was a little girl?

5. Who suggests that women marrying each other is not a bad idea?

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