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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 is one big regret Yaya has about her own marriage?
2. Who does Sahel once think she wishes she married?
3. What is hard for Thula to adjust to in America?
4. When does Thula's first letter from America arrive?
5. Who do the soldiers take from the square on the day of the massacre?
Short Essay Questions
1. What ultimately happens to Bongo in Part III?
2. What does Austin do in the aftermath of the massacre in Kosawa in Part III?
3. What does Thula believe - at first - about the Restoration Movement?
4. What does Sahel tell the Sweet One in Part IV when he tells her about Thula's activities?
5. What do the people from the Restoration Movement promise Sahel specifically?
6. How does Sahel feel about taking care of Yaya?
7. What do the Kosawans think of Mr. Fish?
8. What shocking revelation does Yaya learn about Big Papa in Part IV?
9. How does Thula survive the massacre in Part III?
10. What does Sahel think of Malabo's choice to travel to Bezam in Part III?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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.
Essay Topic 2
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.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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