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

2. What does Douda plan to sell in Walou in Chapter 9?
(a) Hibiscus.
(b) Aloe.
(c) Onions.
(d) Prickly pears.

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

4. Where is the Handsome One in the Prologue?
(a) Tunisia.
(b) Egypt.
(c) Arabia.
(d) Pakistan.

5. How long after Sidi gets his new hive of bees, does he smoke them in Chapter 7?
(a) 8 days.
(b) 4 days.
(c) 4 weeks.
(d) 2 weeks.

Short Answer Questions

1. How far might Sidi encounter his girls in Chapter 6?

2. When has Sidi noticed that the dances of wild bees is the most perfect and beautiful?

3. If Mamar is taken out, who will claim his fortune?

4. In Chapter 7, how long will Sidi's orphaned bees dedicate themselves to transforming a dozen larvae into royal nymphs?

5. How many colors of pollen painted on a bee do the children of Nawa say will bring good luck?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Sidi's relationship with his bees?

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

3. What is life like in Nawa?

4. How are new queens bred?

5. What are evenings like in Nawa?

6. What decree did the Handsome One make after visiting Nawa, and who benefitted from his decree?

7. What does Sidi say about the destruction of his bees when he goes to Nawa for coffee?

8. What does the Party of God ask from the Nawis, and how do they show them how to comply with their request?

9. Why is Sidi worried when he goes to town in Chapter 8?

10. In Chapter 2, what does Sidi remember about finding the destruction of his bees?

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