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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 food does Hadda crave in Chapter 15?
(a) Strawberries.
(b) Chocolate.
(c) Lemons.
(d) Toffees.

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

3. What temperature can bees survive?
(a) Up to 118.
(b) 115.
(c) 113.
(d) 120.

4. According to the iman of Walou, how far was Abu Kalta when he died?
(a) Almost 2,500 miles.
(b) About 1,200 miles.
(c) 2,200 miles.
(d) 780 miles.

5. In Chapter 10, how many ordinary prayers is one nightly prayer made on the path of God?
(a) 2,300,000.
(b) 986,300.
(c) 1,400,000.
(d) 753,148.

Short Answer Questions

1. How far is the drive to the capital in Chapter 20?

2. In Chapter 20, what does the man drink who is seated next to sidi in the van?

3. In Chapter 20, how old does the driver of the van seem to be?

4. How many Japanese queens are left in Chapter 30 after Tahar is arrested?

5. In Chapter 13, what did Sidi tell a woman attacked him when he on a mountain near his home village gathering honey?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Where do the hornets come fromt?

5. What is the spring like where the Nawis get their water?

6. Why is Tahar arrested at the airport and the bees he carries destroyed?

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

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

9. Who is imam that Douda and Toumi listen to in Chapter 10?

10. In Chapter 12, why do Sidi's neighbors' clothing and new vocabulary cause him to worry?

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