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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. When does Thula's first letter from America arrive?
2. What is Thula shocked to learn about in America?
3. What do the boys of the village do during the manhood passage?
4. What is one thing Sahel worries about Thula over?
5. How does Thula sign her last letter of Part III to her age-mates?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is Yaya's one real regret about her marriage?
2. What does Thula believe - at first - about the Restoration Movement?
3. What does Sahel tell the Sweet One in Part IV when he tells her about Thula's activities?
4. What do the people from the Restoration Movement promise Sahel specifically?
5. How do the Koswans believe Jakani and Sakani "return" to them?
6. Why do Thula and Austin separate?
7. What has Yaya heard about the key to His Excellency's longevity?
8. What ultimately happens to Bongo in Part III?
9. What did Pexton tell the Kosawans about how long it would take for them to extract oil when they first arrived in the village?
10. What shocking revelation does Yaya learn about Big Papa in Part IV?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What sequence of plot events does Konga's taking the Pexton driver's key in Part I start off? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 2
What does Juba find out, decades later, about "The Leader" from Pexton who the Kosawans kidnapped, and how does this knowledge affect Juba's perspective about the suffering that Pexton brought to both Kosawa and others?
Essay Topic 3
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.
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