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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. What length can the giant Asian hornet reach?

2. In Chapter 10, how many ordinary prayers is one nightly prayer made on the path of God?

3. What did the Last Prophet have when he died?

4. In Chapter 20, where does the van driver leave Sidi and the other passengers?

5. In Chapter 10 in the story the iman tells, what does the rich brother do?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 17, what happens two hours after Sidi sees the first hornet?

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

3. What can Jannet and Tahar see from their airplane window when they land in Tokyo?

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

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

6. In Chapter 15, where does Douda look for Toumi?

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

8. What does Sidi discover is bothering his bees in Chapter 16?

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

10. Where do the hornets come fromt?

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

Tahar is arrested at the airport when he returns from Japan. Why is Tahar arrested? Is he given a chance to present his side of the case? Why is his arrest unjust?

Essay Topic 3

The Sheik and the prince have ambitious goals for Qafar. Why do the Sheik and the prince want control over Qafar? How does their ambition cause danger for the bees and the Nawis and the country?

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