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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. In Chapter 7, how long will Sidi's orphaned bees dedicate themselves to transforming a dozen larvae into royal nymphs?
(a) 9 days.
(b) 1 week.
(c) 2 weeks.
(d) 15 days.

5. Where is the well for Nawa?
(a) 5 miles.
(b) 3 miles.
(c) On the plain.
(d) On a distant mountain.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long after Sidi gets his new hive of bees, does he smoke them in Chapter 7?

2. What country is the Prince from?

3. At the base of what type of tree does Sidi find a swarm looking for a home in Chapter 6?

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

5. In Chapter 8, what does Sidi see instead of a pigeon on the election ballot?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does each Nawi receive from the Party of God?

2. How does Sidi travel to the mountains to find bees?

3. What is life like in Nawa?

4. How does the news about Sidi's bees circulate through the village of Nawa?

5. In Chapter 3, what was an odd incident in Nawa's recent history?

6. What are evenings like in Nawa?

7. What do Toumi and Douda think of the voting booth?

8. Why is Douda going to Walou to sell prickly pears?

9. Why was Silvio in desperate need of money?

10. What is Sidi looking for in Chapter 6, and why?

(see the answer keys)

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