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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. Who did Tabitha live with in Seattle?

2. Where does Valentino go to get a container for the water?

3. What does Valentino say the rebels are burning down?

4. Over whose body is Moses standing?

5. What did Tabitha's mother encourage her daughter to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Valentino say the Arabs will destroy his village?

2. How do the boys contract malaria?

3. Why was Tabitha unusual among the Sudanese?

4. Who is Mary Williams?

5. What is the story of creation?

6. What problem does Valentino's father have with the rebels?

7. How does the boy react when Valentino calls out his name?

8. How do Valentino and his mother manage to escape to a compound full of grain?

9. How does Valentino's mother react when they hear airplanes?

10. What problems do the boys have at the beginning of their journey?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose one of Eggers' previous books and contrast it with WHAT IS THE WHAT terms of the following:

1. Style.

2. Structure.

3. Themes.

Essay Topic 2

Choose one of the following and discuss how it affects the tone of the book and helps to express character and theme:

1. Setting

2. Point of view

3. Structure

4. Language

Essay Topic 3

Compare African and western culture.

1. What are the differences between the two cultures?

2. In what way have the two cultures influenced each other?

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