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

2. How many changes of clothing does the iman say that the Chosen One had in Chapter 10?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 1.

3. In Chapter 10 in the story the iman tells, what does the rich brother do?
(a) Farms sheep.
(b) Raises cattle.
(c) Runs a business.
(d) Has a shop.

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

5. In Chapter 20, where is the Rue des Libraires that Sidi visits?
(a) West.
(b) East.
(c) North.
(d) South.

Short Answer Questions

1. How far is the house Sidi wants to find at the end of Chapter 20?

2. How long is the stinger of the giant Asian hornet?

3. How long will the water that Sidi has in Chapter 16 last?

4. Where is Tahar waiting for Jannet and Sidi in Chapter 22?

5. In Chapter 13 when the prince came to the farm where Sidi worked, how much honey was demanded?

Short Essay Questions

1. In the university library, what hope do they find for stopping the hornets?

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

3. What does Douda learn from Toumi when he returns in Chapter 26?

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

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

6. Why did Sidi become disenchanted with his job in Arabia?

7. In "Bureaucracy" how has the capital changed since Sidi last visited?

8. What was Jannet's upbringing?

9. Why did the country of Arabia not prosper after oil was found in the 1930s?

10. Who is Baya, and what argument does she have with Toumi?

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