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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 does the General commission Jacob to do?

2. Who gets into a fist fight?

3. How does the salon burn down?

4. Who owns the Vulture?

5. What town becomes the capital of Lusaka?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who comes home to Zambia to die?

2. What does the General want from Jacob?

3. What does Agnes ask Joseph to help her find?

4. Where do Jacob, Naila, and Joseph spend most of their nights together?

5. Who helps Naila and the boys carry out a secret mission?

6. What happens to Naila according to the mosquitoes?

7. Who takes over the SOTP rally?

8. When did Jacob lose his mother?

9. Who comes to Matha's when Jacob was there?

10. Who dies at Matha's house?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay in which you examine the significance of the The Virus and the vaccine. What political, cultural, or socioeconomical thinking is associated with these topics throughout the novel? In what ways are they discussed, and by whom? Who is affected by them, and why? Use evidence from the text to explain your thoughts.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay in which you examine the motif of mosquitoes. What function does the presence of mosquitoes serve in the novel, either narratively, figuratively, or both? What is the significance of mosquitoes in this story? Use evidence from the text to explain your thoughts.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay in which you examine the occurrence of power cuts in Zambia toward the end of the novel, which takes place in the present day. What is the greater significance of these power cuts? Why are they happening, and who is having to suffer for them? Use evidence from the text to explain your thoughts.

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