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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 are the two men from the group that helps Kosawa at the end of Part II?

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

3. What happens to Sahel shortly after Malabo disappears?

4. What carries mystical power in Kosawa?

5. What is the capital city of the country?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. How do the villagers feel about Woja Beki?

8. What was Big Papa like?

9. What does Austin suggest to Bongo and the others that complicates things for Bongo?

10. Why do people always avoid touching Konga?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Although Mbue explores dark and serious themes in this novel, she also employs humor at different points. Write an essay analyzing Mbue's use of humor in this novel, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

Why is it important that Yaya, years after her husband Big Papa's death, hears about the truth of his sexual abuse as a boy? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

What does traditional Kosawan food mean to the villagers, especially when they experience food from other parts of their country and, in Thula's case, in America? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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