WorksheetsBook 4: Poisonwood Bible
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 36mins
Orleanna believes the Belgians and the Americans would have treated the Congo like a game of chess, with Lumumba the “black king”—too dangerous to be allowed to live for long. Then, they would have chosen a successor, a young man named Joseph Mobutu.
What does this mean?
The people of the Congo loved playing chess.
Both Americans and Belgians loved playing chess.
The US is now a foreign power taking over control of the Congo mostly through the Congo's own government.
The Belgians are still a ruling power taking over control of the Congo mostly through the Congo's own government.
Who was the president of the United States that agreed that Lumamba was a threat to the supremacy of the US?
Harry S. Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
What events occurred the day of Lumumba's assassination?
Ruth May became feverish
Rachel turned 17
Lea killed an okapi
Nathan gave all the girls the verse
Which events occur at the election for Jesus Christ?
Nathan cancels the election for Jesus.
The villagers vote by using colored pebbles.
Tata Ndu points out that elections are a "white tradition."
Christ "loses" the vote, 11 to 56.
Why does Tata Ndu organize a hunt?
As a way to keep the village from starving after the ants ate everything.
As a celebration for Nathan and his church.
As a goodbye celebration for the Price family.
As a celebration for Mobutu gaining power of the Congo.
What happens when Leah request to be a part of the hunt?
Leah wanting to be a part of the hunt causes much debate among the villagers.
Anatole is strongly against Leah joining the hunt.
Tata Kuvudundu is strongly in favor of Leah joining the hunt.
Nathan tells Leah she will not participate in the hunt and beats her.
What happens to Leah during the hunt?
She was terrified during the hunt, but happy that she killed an impala..
The other hunters are impressed with Leah's skills with archery.
Tata Ndu's son, Gbenye, claims that he killed Leah's impala.
Leah refuses her portions of the meat out of pride after learning that Tata Kuvudundu said she shouldn't have been on the hunt.
Which of the following happens when Leah and Nathan disagree over Leah joining the hunt?
Nathan forbids her to hunt, but Leah refuses to obey.
Leah screams and leaves the house.
Nathan is extremely angry that he cannot punish Leah.
Leah and her father never have a good relationship again.
What is the relationship between Orleanna and Adah at the time of the hunt?
Orleanna feels sorry for leaving Adah and wants to make it up to her.
Adah is still mad at her mom and won't alleviate her mother's guilt.
Adah is mad that Orleanna allows Leah to go on the hunt.
Orleanna feels sorry for Adah since she is to handicap to go on the hunt.
Nelson tells the Prices that he saw an "X" shape in the chicken house which is a sign of danger in the future.
TRUE
FALSE
What doe Adah, Nelson, and Leah find in the chicken house the next morning?
a bright green mamba snake
a six-toed left foot
a mongoose
a bloody chicken
Whose footprints were found in the ashes around the chicken house?
Tata Kuvudundu
Tata Ndu
Tata Boanda
Eben Axelroot
What happens to Ruth May?
She falls out of the tree she was climbing.
She faints upon seeing the clues left behind in the chicken house.
She is bitten by a green mamba snake and dies.
She vomits.
Leah is the one who tells Orleanna of Ruth May's death.
TRUE
FALSE
Why is it ironic that Ruth May wasn't baptized?
Ruth May, by Nathan’s own standard, is going to hell herself:
Nathan has been so focused on the Congolese that he’s neglected
his duties to his own family.
Ruth May, was the purest and holiest child of the Price family.
Ruth May, had begged Nathan for over a year to baptize her. Nathan refused because he was waiting for Easter Sunday to baptize her.
Orleanna refused to allow Ruth May to be baptized because she no longer believed in religion.
How does Orleanna handle her grief?
She does not spend time crying.
She gathers up Ruth May and prepares her funeral.
She gives all of the family's possessions to the local women.
She punches Nathan in her anger.
What do the Congolese children remember about Ruth May?
They remember her for the comic books she brought them after her arrival in the Congo and return them at her funeral.
They remember her for collecting numerous pets and they release her mongoose in memory of her.
They remember the game "Mother May I" and begin saying those words in honor of Ruth May.
They remember her adventurous spirit and they organize a hunt on her behalf.
What does Nathan do at Ruth May's funeral?
He plays games with the kids.
He gives away all the family possessions.
He attacks Tata Kuvudundu.
He starts baptizing all of the village children.
