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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. How long after Sidi gets his new hive of bees, does he smoke them in Chapter 7?

2. How much honey will a worker bee make in her lifetime?

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

4. In Chapter 5, what type of flag do the canvassers have?

5. How much royal jelly will a worker bee produce in her lifetime?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Sidi travel to the mountains to find bees?

2. In Chapter 2, what does Sidi remember about finding the destruction of his bees?

3. What does each Nawi receive from the Party of God?

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

5. What is life like in Nawa?

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

7. Why is Douda going to Walou to sell prickly pears?

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

9. Why did the Prince and Silvio Cannelloni get together in the Prologue?

10. What are evenings like in Nawa?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

When Sidi goes to the capital, he rests under the statue of Ibn Khaldun. Who was Ibn Khaldun? How did Khaldun’s saying that “Man is social by nature” relate to Sidi’s quest?

Essay Topic 3

Sidi has to find knowledge to help his bees. Why does Sidi need to find knowledge to help his bees? What is it important for him to be surrounded by people and his community during his search?

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