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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. Where does Leah think that the quote Adah gives her is from?

2. When did Nathan start hitting Orleanna?

3. Why does Adah now think that she and Leah have separate lives even though they are twins?

4. What is the parrot's name that was left by Brother Fowles?

5. What does Adah think that the church in Kilanga has become?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the Verse? Why do the girls get the Verse? Who is really to blame?

2. What happens to Ruth May in Book 2 as she is spying on the Jimmy Crow boys? What does she discover in the events that take place?

3. How does the relationship between the Price girls and the village children change in Book 2?

4. What does Nathan Price's opinion of women seem to be based on the events and narration in Book 1?

5. What is Leah's relationship with her father like in Book 1?

6. What does the family bring with them to the Congo? What troubles did they have in getting these things to the Congo? How did they solve the problem?

7. Book 2 opens with a startling revelation about the Price family. What does the Orleanna say is going to happen to the family? What do you think will happen in the rest of the book to make this come true?

8. Where do Nathan and Leah go in Book 2? What do they see?

9. What are some of the superstitions that the villagers have? Why do you think they have these superstitions?

10. How is Adah different than the rest of her family?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the character of Anatole and what he represents. What is Anatole's background and what does he become? What does he symbolize at a national level? Why is someone like Anatole often viewed as dangerous?

Essay Topic 2

Why do you think Kingsolver chose the name "The Poisonwood Bible" for the novel? What does the poisonwood tree represent in the novel? What might be an alternative title for the novel that captures what is it about?

Essay Topic 3

Kingsolver explores the themes of freedom and captivity in the novel. Where can these themes be seen in the novel (family, village, country)? What are the prices that freedom and captivity come with in the novel for the Congo and various characters?

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