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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 makes Mother get up?
2. Where is Orleanna when she listens to the Congressional hearings?
3. What does Adah miss by the end of Book 5?
4. Where are the woman and her three children in Book 7?
5. What does Ruth May have to do to get her spirit in the bone, according to Nelson?
Short Essay Questions
1. What do Rachel and Adah learn? From where do they each learn this?
2. What does Leah tell Anatole? What does he tell her in return? Why do you think he responds this way?
3. Why do you think that Leah now feels uncomfortable in the United States?
4. What happens to Rachel in her life? Do you think she is happy?
5. What living creature invades Kilanga? What do the villagers do?
6. What does Leah want to do with the men in the village? Who is not happy about this? How does Leah get her way?
7. How is Orleanna changed when she finally gets up from bed? Who does she influence?
8. What happens during the big hunt?
9. What happens to Ruth May at the end of Book 4? What happens after this event?
10. How has the Congo changed the Prices?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe what happens to each of the three remaining daughters after Ruth May's death. Include in your answer the following:
1) How did the Congo change each person?
2) How did Ruth May's death affect each person?
3) Which of the three girls emerges from the Congo the strongest?
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
Many Christian denominations have sent out missionaries. Do you think that Nathan's version of religion was what his denomination intended? Do you think missionaries should try to convert people? Why or why not?
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