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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Sahel remember singing in the bath?
(a) Bongo.
(b) Juba.
(c) Yaya.
(d) Big Papa.

2. Who is Thula's teacher?
(a) Teacher Fara.
(b) Teacher Penda.
(c) Teacher Chang.
(d) Teacher Yaya.

3. Whose son arrives from the capital to report on the status of Thula's father in Part I?
(a) Rojo.
(b) Gono.
(c) Faro.
(d) Jemmi.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many sick children does Bongo take note of in his narration in Part II?

2. What is the capital city of the country?

3. What is Konga's last name?

4. Who is Thula's brother?

5. Who is the journalist The Sick One sends the men to?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the villagers feel about Woja Beki?

2. Why does The Sick One want to go home so badly?

3. What has broken Bongo's heart in Part II?

4. What is the significance of the leopard to the Kosawans?

5. What does Konga do that begins to change everything for Kosawa in Part I?

6. What does Bongo think of his brother Malabo?

7. What does Bongo ask the Spirit for every morning?

8. What tragedy has struck Thula's family in her childhood?

9. What happens to Malabo and the others when they go to the capital to meet with Pexton?

10. What changes does Bongo see in Thula as she grows in Part II?

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