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

2. Who does Bongo's girlfriend leave him for?
(a) A president.
(b) A lawyer.
(c) A priest.
(d) A laborer.

3. What did Bongo once go to school to be?
(a) A doctor.
(b) An accountant.
(c) A teacher.
(d) A lawyer.

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

5. Who is the journalist The Sick One sends the men to?
(a) Helen.
(b) Austin.
(c) Michael.
(d) Ryan.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do some children linger outside of Woja Beki's house in Part II?

2. Who is Thula's mother?

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

4. What is the capital city of the country?

5. What does Bongo notice about Thula's attitude towards babies?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Juba in Part I?

2. What is the relationship between the Pexton laborers and the villagers?

3. What do the Kosawans ask the three Pexton leaders for in Part II?

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

5. Why are the Kosawans so upset with Pexton in Part I?

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

7. What does Bongo think when he first meets Austin?

8. What was Big Papa like?

9. Why is Thula afraid to go to school the day after Konga takes the Pexton driver's key?

10. How does Bongo remember Thula's birth and its aftermath?

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