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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 did the prince give Sidi in Chapter 13?
(a) Gold coins.
(b) Green bills.
(c) Silver coins.
(d) A handful of bronze coins.

2. In Chapter 14, what excuse did Sidi make to leave Arabia?
(a) Death of his father.
(b) Death of his mother.
(c) An illness.
(d) Death in the family.

3. How long will the water that Sidi has in Chapter 16 last?
(a) A month.
(b) 11 days.
(c) 2 weeks.
(d) 15 days.

4. In Chapter 16, what color is the hornet Sidi sees?
(a) Brown.
(b) Gold.
(c) Almost entirely black.
(d) Black and white striped.

5. Who has seen the hornets before in Chapter 18?
(a) Toumi.
(b) Douda.
(c) Louz.
(d) Baya.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 20, who asks that Nazih rest in peace?

2. How long after seeing the first hornet, do a horde of hornets come in Chapter 17?

3. What does the queen use to make the next of the giant Asian hornet?

4. When did Sidi interview for a job as a beekeeper with an agricultural cooperative in Arabia?

5. In Chapter 29, how tall is the tower where Tahar and Jannet take an elevator to the observation tower?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mrs. Saiko tell Jannet and Tahar about Japanese society?

2. Who does Tahar know in Japan that he asks for help with the hornets?

3. Who is Tahar, and what does he say after he hears Sidi's story?

4. What problem does Douda have in Chapter 15?

5. Where do the hornets come fromt?

6. How can Sidi's bees learn to create an ardent swarm and kill the hornets?

7. What was Jannet's upbringing?

8. What can Jannet and Tahar see from their airplane window when they land in Tokyo?

9. What does Sidi discover is bothering his bees in Chapter 16?

10. How does Sidi instruct the Nawis so they can care for his bees when he is gone?

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