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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is Bongo's ex-girlfriend?

3. How does Thula survive the massacre?

4. Who tries to dissuade Bongo and the others from going to Bezam?

5. What do the villagers do with the oil company men in Part I?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Bongo think of his brother Malabo?

3. Why do people always avoid touching Konga?

4. What was Big Papa like?

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

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

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

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

9. What is "the Spirit" to Kosawans?

10. What happens when the soldiers do actually come to Kosawa in Part I?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Mbue incorporate supernatural themes/characters into the plot? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

How do the villagers view Woja Beki in Part I, and how does both their perception of Woja Beki and Woja Beki's character change over the course of the novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

What is the relationship between Thula and "The Five"? Why do Thula's former age-mates and childhood friends and classmates have so much respect and even reverence for her? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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