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

2. How does everyone greet Sidi when he goes to the village in Chapter 8?

3. How far do kids have to walk from Nawa across the steppe to go to school?

4. In Chapter 2, where does Borni the mason say he saw one of Sidi's bees?

5. How many points can a player gain if the seven of diamonds is combined with other cards in North African scopa?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the news about Sidi's bees circulate through the village of Nawa?

2. What is Sidi looking for in Chapter 6, and why?

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

4. What is life like in Nawa?

5. In Chapter 5, what are the new canvassers like?

6. How much does Douda earn selling prickly pears, and what is he able to buy?

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

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

9. Why was Silvio in desperate need of money?

10. What decision did the Prince and Silvio make regarding Mino Thor?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sidi sees a problem with his bees in Chapter 6. What problem does Sidi see with his bees? Is it an endogenic or exogenic problem? How does knowing the type of problem that it is help Sidi to solve the problem?

Essay Topic 2

The climax in a novel is the highest point of tension and a turning point. What is the climax of the novel and why is that incident the climax?

Essay Topic 3

Sidi is a beekeeper. How does Sidi treat his bees? Why is the relationship Sidi has with his bees a symbiotic relationship?

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