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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. At the base of what type of tree does Sidi find a swarm looking for a home in Chapter 6?
2. What do the canvassers bring with them in Chapter 5?
3. How much honey will a worker bee make in her lifetime?
4. Where is the Handsome One in the Prologue?
5. How many colors of pollen painted on a bee do the children of Nawa say will bring good luck?
Short Essay Questions
1. How did Sidi install a new queen in his old hive?
2. Why is Douda going to Walou to sell prickly pears?
3. What is Sidi looking for in Chapter 6, and why?
4. Why did the Prince and Silvio Cannelloni get together in the Prologue?
5. In Chapter 3, what was an odd incident in Nawa's recent history?
6. How does the news about Sidi's bees circulate through the village of Nawa?
7. What does the Party of God ask from the Nawis, and how do they show them how to comply with their request?
8. What are evenings like in Nawa?
9. What is Sidi's relationship with his bees?
10. In Chapter 5, what are the new canvassers like?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Sidi lives near the village of Nawa. What do the villagers in Nawa have in common? Why do they all share? What is communicated about community through their relationships?
Essay Topic 2
Sidi searches for the hornets. What does Sidi have to endure physically when he searches for the hornets? Why is the search especially difficult for a man of his age? How does determination cause Sidi to continue his search in spite of the hardships?
Essay Topic 3
In the novel, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the storyline? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?
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