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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 is Malabo's brother?

2. What happens to Sahel shortly after Malabo disappears?

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

4. What animal has special significance to the villagers?

5. What weapons do the villagers mostly use?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What happens to Juba in Part I?

7. How do the villagers feel about Woja Beki?

8. Why do people always avoid touching Konga?

9. What was Big Papa like?

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

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

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 Thula shocked to discover - specifically - about the way some Americans treat their own countrypeople when she lives in America for a number of years? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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