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Welcome to the quiz about The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver! This novel tells the story of the Price family, who move to the Belgian Congo in the late 1950s as missionaries.
Through the perspectives of the four Price daughters and their mother, we witness the family's struggles to adapt to a new culture and the political turmoil of the time. This quiz will test your knowledge of the characters, themes, and events of this powerful and thought-provoking novel. Good luck!
What is the name of the family that moves to the Congo in The Poisonwood Bible?
The Prices
The Smiths
The Johnsons
The Browns
What is the name of the village where the Prices live in the Congo?
Kilanga
Kinshasa
Lubumbashi
Goma
Which of the Price sisters is the narrator of the first section of the novel?
Rachel
Leah
Adah
Ruth May
What is the name of the Congolese man who helps the Prices in Kilanga?
Tata Ndu
Anatole
Pascal
Nelson
What is the name of the political leader who becomes the first prime minister of the Congo?
Patrice Lumumba
Nelson Mandela
Julius Nyerere
Jomo Kenyatta
What is the name of the Belgian colonial official who is killed by Congolese rebels?
Mr. Smith
Mr. Brown
Mr. Price
Mr. Jones
Which of the Price sisters becomes a doctor?
Rachel
Leah
Adah
Ruth May
What is the name of the disease that kills Ruth May?
Malaria
Yellow fever
Ebola
Cholera
What is the name of the American pilot who flies supplies to Kilanga?
Nathan
Orleanna
Eeben Axelroot
Anatole
What is the name of the river that runs through the Congo?
Nile
Congo
Zambezi
Niger
What is the name of the religious sect that Nathan belongs to?
Baptist
Methodist
Pentecostal
Catholic
What is the name of the village where Leah goes to work after leaving Kilanga?
Bulungu
Kikwit
Mbandaka
Kisangani
What is the name of the Congolese rebel leader who fights against the government?
Laurent Kabila
Mobutu Sese Seko
Joseph Kony
Jonas Savimbi
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