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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 do the boys of the village do during the manhood passage?

2. What does The Sweet One ask Sahel to do in Part IV that she refuses to do?

3. What does Pexton tell the laborers is not allowed any more in the third year of The Five's attacks?

4. Who is the leader of Thula's country?

5. Who does Thula meet from her past in America?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Thula survive the massacre in Part III?

2. How does Sahel feel about taking care of Yaya?

3. What do the people from the Restoration Movement promise Sahel specifically?

4. Who did people tell Yaya Thula was a replica of?

5. What has Yaya heard about the key to His Excellency's longevity?

6. Why do Thula and Austin separate?

7. What ultimately happens to Bongo in Part III?

8. What is Yaya's one real regret about her marriage?

9. Who do others in the village think Sahel sometimes flirts with in Part III?

10. In Part IV, what does the Sweet One tell Sahel and Yaya about Thula's actions in America?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

At the end of the novel, what do you think Mbue wants the reader to take away from the generations-long struggle Kosawa has waged against Pexton? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

How do Thula's childhood relationships with both her father, Malabo, and with Big Papa influence her actions as an adult? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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