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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much did Silvio want for Mino Thor?
(a) 75 million euros.
(b) 60 million euros plus 10.
(c) 50 million euros plus 5.
(d) 45 million euros.

2. What game is played in Nawa in the evenings?
(a) Ombre.
(b) Briscola.
(c) Scopa.
(d) Primero.

3. At the base of what type of tree does Sidi find a swarm looking for a home in Chapter 6?
(a) Holm oak.
(b) Aleppo pine.
(c) Cork oak.
(d) Wild olive.

4. What month is it in Chapter 2?
(a) February.
(b) March.
(c) April.
(d) January.

5. How many of Sidi's bees were destroyed?
(a) 25,000.
(b) 20,000.
(c) 30,000.
(d) 15,000.

6. How far is the nearest village, Walou, from Nawa?
(a) 9 miles.
(b) 11 miles.
(c) Approximately 12 miles.
(d) About 8 miles.

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

8. In Chapter 5, what type of flag do the canvassers have?
(a) Green and white with a scythe.
(b) Blue and white with a dove.
(c) Black and red with a sword.
(d) Black with a white pigeon.

9. How much royal jelly will a worker bee produce in her lifetime?
(a) Bead.
(b) Drop.
(c) Spoonful.
(d) Teaspoonful.

10. What does Tourmi share his hut with in Chapter 9?
(a) Goats and sheep.
(b) Sheep.
(c) Hens, chicks, and 2 goats.
(d) Dog and chickens.

11. How long did it take the Varroa to contaminate every hive in Qafar?
(a) 2 decades.
(b) 15 years.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 1 decade.

12. When Sidi goes to the village in Chapter 8, how are women dressed?
(a) In black.
(b) In white.
(c) In blue.
(d) In green.

13. When did an electoral campaign come to Nawa?
(a) Previous August.
(b) Previous November.
(c) Previous September.
(d) Previous October.

14. In Chapter 5, what color mark does the leader of the canvassers have above his eyes?
(a) Brown.
(b) Blue.
(c) Green.
(d) Black.

15. When has Sidi noticed that the dances of wild bees is the most perfect and beautiful?
(a) Sunset.
(b) Noon.
(c) Dawn.
(d) Mid-morning.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 2, what is the only sound Sidi can hear as he sits outside at night?

2. How far do kids have to walk from Nawa across the steppe to go to school?

3. What gives the Prince's country power and wealth?

4. At the end of Chapter 3, how many political parties are there?

5. How many eggs might a queen lay in a day?

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