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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 does Rachel tolerate in Africa that she would not have at home?
2. Where did Orleanna meet Nathan?
3. Before the Prices came to the Congo, which daughter was often stared at?
4. How many meals does Orleanna feed her family in the Congo?
5. Who shows up at the Price's in January?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why do you think Orleanna stays with Nathan despite the ways that he treats her?
2. Why do you think that Adah chooses not to speak?
3. Why does Orleanna go to the Congo? With whom does she go?
4. In Book 1, Orleanna says, "Married to a man who would never love her, she stays his wife because it was what she can do." What do you think she means by this?
5. What is the Price house like? How is it different than other houses in the village?
6. How did Orleanna meet Nathan? How did their relationship change?
7. What does Book 2 tell us about Nathan and his relationship to the family?
8. Who is Anatole? Why is Nathan angry with Anatole?
9. What does Nathan Price's opinion of women seem to be based on the events and narration in Book 1?
10. Who is Nelson? Why does Anatole send Nelson to live with the Prices?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Children are often noted as being more observant. Do you think Ruth May was more observant than other members of her family? What things did she see that her other family members did not? Do you think that her curious nature got her into trouble?
Essay Topic 2
Compare and contrast Nathan Price and Brother Fowles. How are their attitudes and approaches toward the village of Kilanga and the Congo different? What do you think each represents or symbolizes within the book?
Essay Topic 3
What is the importance of names in the novel? How are names important for people in the novel? What is the importance of naming something wrong in the novel?
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