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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long is the yacht in the Prologue?
(a) 280 feet.
(b) 410 feet.
(c) 590 feet.
(d) 320 feet.

2. What does Sidi buy from Kheira in Chapter 2?
(a) Beans.
(b) Matches.
(c) Sugar.
(d) Tea.

3. How does everyone greet Sidi when he goes to the village in Chapter 8?
(a) Hugs.
(b) Stories.
(c) Songs.
(d) Prayers.

4. In Chapter 5, in what month are the democratic elections?
(a) November.
(b) August.
(c) September.
(d) October.

5. When were Sidi's bees killed?
(a) At dawn.
(b) At 8.
(c) A little before noon.
(d) Around 10.

6. Where will the yacht be by early evening?
(a) Gabes.
(b) Bizerte.
(c) Zarzis.
(d) Sidi Bou.

7. What plants bloom in Chapter 5?
(a) Thyme.
(b) Passion flower.
(c) Rosemary.
(d) Fennel.

8. What do the canvassers bring with them in Chapter 5?
(a) Food, blankets, and clothes.
(b) Water, food, and clothes.
(c) Flags and books.
(d) Pamphlets.

9. How many points can a player gain if the seven of diamonds is combined with other cards in North African scopa?
(a) 4.
(b) Up to 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 1.

10. In how much time was an entire colony of bees destroyed and pillaged?
(a) 1 hour.
(b) 3 hours.
(c) 2 hours.
(d) 2 1/2 hours.

11. How many pounds of goods does each Nawi get from the canvassers in Chapter 5?
(a) 40 or so.
(b) 25.
(c) About 30.
(d) 45.

12. What country is the Prince from?
(a) Brunei.
(b) Oman.
(c) Qafar.
(d) Qatar.

13. At the end of Chapter 3, how many political parties are there?
(a) 5.
(b) 60.
(c) 50.
(d) 28.

14. In Chapter 8, what are the men wearing when Sidi goes to the village?
(a) Tunics and skullcaps.
(b) Djellabas.
(c) Robes.
(d) Dashikis and trousers.

15. In Chapter 5, how long does it take to hand out the supplies brought by the canvassers?
(a) 20 mintues.
(b) 45 minutes.
(c) At most half an hour.
(d) About an hour.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many families live in Nawa?

2. In Chapter 6, how long has Sidi had his donkey Staka?

3. How long did it take the Varroa to contaminate every hive in Qafar?

4. In Chapter 6, how many jeeps of border guards does Sidi see?

5. How long before an electoral campaign came to Nawa, had some villagers heard that something had happened on high?

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