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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 26, how long has Toumi been gone?
(a) 2 months.
(b) 3 months.
(c) 4 months.
(d) 5 months.

2. In Chapter 29, how tall is the tower where Tahar and Jannet take an elevator to the observation tower?
(a) 210 floor.
(b) 350 floors.
(c) 375 floors.
(d) 180 floors.

3. What creature is mentioned in a quote by Leonardo da Vinci in "Anger"?
(a) Bear.
(b) Coyote.
(c) Lion.
(d) Hyena.

4. What does the queen use to make the next of the giant Asian hornet?
(a) Tree bark.
(b) Leaves.
(c) Plant stems.
(d) Dirt.

5. What does Baya plan to do to support her family in Chapter 11?
(a) Become a beggar.
(b) Become a live-in maid.
(c) Sell aloe.
(d) Sell prickly pear.

6. What languages did Jannet learn to speak in school?
(a) Arabic and English.
(b) Arabic and French.
(c) Arabic and German.
(d) Arabic and Italian.

7. How far is the house Sidi wants to find at the end of Chapter 20?
(a) 8 miles.
(b) Less than 10 miles.
(c) 11 miles.
(d) About 6 miles.

8. In Chapter 20, near what statue does Sidi take a break?
(a) Whid Hasyim.
(b) Muhammad Hamidullah.
(c) Geydar Dzhemai.
(d) Ibn Khaldun.

9. How far is the drive to the capital in Chapter 20?
(a) 2 1/2 hours.
(b) 3 hours.
(c) 2 hours.
(d) 3 1/2 hours.

10. In Chapter 13, in what direction did the farmstead director decide that fruit trees should face?
(a) East.
(b) Northwest.
(c) Southwest.
(d) West.

11. In Chapter 20, where does the van driver leave Sidi and the other passengers?
(a) Mosque.
(b) Train station.
(c) Open air market.
(d) Bus station.

12. What language is the insect encyclopedia written in in Chapter 23?
(a) English.
(b) Latin.
(c) German.
(d) Arabic.

13. How many Japanese queens are left in Chapter 30 after Tahar is arrested?
(a) 11.
(b) 8.
(c) 1.
(d) 16.

14. In Chapter 11, when do Nawis come to a spring to stock up on water?
(a) Early morning and late afternoon.
(b) Mid-day and early evening.
(c) Late afternoon.
(d) Early morning.

15. When was oil discovered in Arabia?
(a) Mid-1930s.
(b) 1938.
(c) Late 1930s.
(d) 1942.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the king of Arabia in Chapter 12?

2. How many people are in the van, including the drive, that Sidi takes to the capital in Chapter 20?

3. How long ago had Saida Manoubia been laid to rest in her mausoleum?

4. What are the only type of bees that have developed an effective defense technique, known as the ardent swarm?

5. In Chapter 10, how many ordinary prayers is one nightly prayer made on the path of God?

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