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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. Who advocates for Bongo to become a new, fearless leader of the village?

2. Whose son arrives from the capital to report on the status of Thula's father in Part I?

3. Why will no one touch the village "madman" in Part I?

4. Who is Malabo's brother?

5. Who helps take care of The Sick One when he gets really sick?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What was Big Papa like?

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

5. What does The Sick One eventually tell the Kosawans in Part II?

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

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

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

9. What happens to Juba in Part I?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Thula eventually decide to travel to America for schooling, and how do both her family and the villagers feel about her leaving? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions .

Essay Topic 2

What happens in Kosawa after Austin, the American journalist, really does write Kosawa's story from the villagers' perspective? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

How do Pexton's actions, over the course of generations, successfully and fully alienate Kosawans from their own land and traditions? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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