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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who do many people tell Yaya is a replica of her own husband?
(a) Bongo.
(b) Sahel.
(c) Thula.
(d) Juba.

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

3. Who tells a story about burning down a government building in his own European country as a youth?
(a) Hugo.
(b) Maxim.
(c) Heli.
(d) Alexander.

4. What do Sahel and the other women always take to their visits to the prisoners from Kosawa?
(a) Books.
(b) Music.
(c) Food.
(d) Pictures.

5. Why does Yaya worry for Sahel?
(a) Her fiery spirit.
(b) Her anxiety.
(c) Her destitution.
(d) Her loneliness.

6. Who first brings up the idea that Kosawa's children will benefit from advanced schooling?
(a) Jojo.
(b) Woja Beki.
(c) The Sweet One and the Cute One.
(d) Harlingford.

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

8. What is one big regret Yaya has about her own marriage?
(a) How little she laughed.
(b) That she only had two sons.
(c) How little money she had.
(d) How little she cooked.

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

10. What does Thula say in a letter to The Five that they should die for, if anything?
(a) Peace.
(b) Money.
(c) War.
(d) Justice.

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

12. What does The Restoration Movement eventually do in New York?
(a) File papers with a court there against Pexton.
(b) Disband.
(c) Start a protest movement.
(d) Look for more donors.

13. Who is the new negotiator from Pexton in Part IV?
(a) Mr. Oxam.
(b) Mr. Finn.
(c) Mr. Fish.
(d) Mr. Helio.

14. Who is Sahel surprised to hear is marrying in Thula's fourth year of school?
(a) Cocody.
(b) Tunis.
(c) Aisha.
(d) Raraj.

15. Who does Sahel once think she wishes she married?
(a) Joe.
(b) Neba.
(c) Juya.
(d) Woja.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of student is Thula?

2. What do the boys of the village do during the manhood passage?

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

4. Where does Sahel often go to relax?

5. What did Sonni think of the overseer's house at the Gardens?

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