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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 is the name of the king of Arabia in Chapter 12?

2. Where is Tahar waiting for Jannet and Sidi in Chapter 22?

3. How far is the drive to the capital in Chapter 20?

4. What surrounds the public squares in Chapter 20?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What problem does Douda have in Chapter 15?

2. Who has seen the hornet before that Sidi captures?

3. What is the spring like where the Nawis get their water?

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

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

6. Where do the hornets come fromt?

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

8. How does Sidi instruct the Nawis so they can care for his bees when he is gone?

9. Who is imam that Douda and Toumi listen to in Chapter 10?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

The setting in a book is the place or places where the action takes place. Where does the story take place? Is the setting simply a backdrop to the story and characters or does it take on the role of a character?

Essay Topic 3

The villagers are told they will be able to vote for the leader of their country. What information do the villagers have regarding who prospective leaders are? How do they decide who to vote for? Does the Party of God manipulate the villagers into voting for them?

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