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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 is the stinger of the giant Asian hornet?

2. In Chapter 26, how long has Toumi been gone?

3. When did Shinji Saiko send Tahar a geisha doll?

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

5. In Chapter 16, what color is the hornet Sidi sees?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "Bureaucracy" how has the capital changed since Sidi last visited?

2. How are the Japanese queens prepared to travel with Jannet and Tahar?

3. What does Mrs. Saiko tell Jannet and Tahar about Japanese society?

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

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

6. What does Douda learn from Toumi when he returns in Chapter 26?

7. How can Sidi's bees learn to create an ardent swarm and kill the hornets?

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

9. In the university library, what hope do they find for stopping the hornets?

10. What was Jannet's upbringing?

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

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?

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