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WorksheetsPoisonwood Bible, Book Three: The Judges
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What caused Orleanna to be depressed?
She learned what Mama Tataba had said about Nathan and her family when she left, forcing her to view her family's role in the village from a less than flattering perspective.
She had a dream with a premonition of the death of one of her children.
She couldn't get a crucial item she wanted from Eeben Axelroot.
She was stuck in a marriage/life she no longer wanted to be in. She has no friends, money, or power. Ruth May becomes sick in this section and she cant do anything to help.
How does Ruth May become sick?
She is bitten by a green mamba.
She gets malaria because she didn't swallow the pills
Somebody took her cowbell away.
The chicken she ate had salmonella.
Why does Tata Ndu want Rachel for a wife?
He thinks she is the most beautiful woman in the village.
He thinks a marriage with her will buy him favor with Nathan.
He thinks Rachel's strange color would cheer up his other wives
He was a really big fan of "Friends".
What role does Leah start playing in the village?
She begins to help teach kids math with Anatole at the school
She becomes a hunter.
She assists her father in preaching to and baptizing the inhabitants of Kilanga.
She helps the other villagers tend to the chickens.
What is one fact about the world that Anatole didn't previously know?
He didn't know what fashion magazines were, but was disillusioned when Rachel showed him one she got from Eeben Axelroot from the States.
He didn't know how many continents there were.
He didn't believe in big cities, large plantations that grow crops, and each house having a car.
He wasn't aware that he could save 15% or more on car insurance with Geico.
What does Nathan deliver to Ruth May when she's sick?
He gave her an amulet called Nkisi
He gave her a new Bible.
He gave her some healing root that a villager gave him.
He gave her a new doll to cheer her up.
How old does Rachel turn in this book and what is her first act of rebellion?
She turns 17 and asks Eeben Axelroot to get her a new mirror without her father's knowledge.
She turns 16 and steals some money from Orleanna's purse.
She turns 17 and she smokes a cigarette with Axelroot
She turns 18 and starts to flirt with one of the town boys.
How does Axelroot and Rachel's relationship progress?
He takes her on a plane ride, kindling the first spark between them.
After her first cigarette, she keeps coming back to him for more, and eventually she finds she's coming back for him, not the habit.
He essentially barters his services by smuggling goods to her in exchange for her affection.
They spend their days together pretending to be engaged to keep Tata Ndu away, but Rachel slowly starts to like Axelroot.
Where does Ruth May decide she would like her soul to go when she dies?
She wants to be in the trees and become a green mamba snake
She wants to become the okapi
She wants to be a bird so she can fly away and find Methuselah again.
She decides her soul's sole role is to be reincarnated as a mole in the shoals of Seoul.
What secret does Adah discover when spying on Axelroot?
He has a sixth toe on his left foot.
She learns that he and Rachel are lovers.
She learns that president Eisenhower is the one who created the plan to kill Lumumba
She learns that he has a gold ring that is very precious to him, which he guards very jealously.
Why do ants take over the village?
Because Scott Lang ordered them to.
Because Orleanna left out some sugar, and once they entered the village they began to run amok.
Leah believes it's an act of God, but Anatole doesn't think so. He just thinks the ants were hungry.
Because they are the ant-agonists of the novel.
What is Rachel's first reaction to the panic?
She panics and leaves the house in search of Axelroot.
She panics through the house to decide what to bring with her, and she brings her mirror.
She yells at Nathan and accuses him of ruining their lives by bringing them here.
She goes to the disco and panics some more.
What disappoints Adah during the panic?
When Rachel shows concern for her, it dashes Adah's self-perception as an outsider (not to mention her assumptions about her sister's own personality)
Nathan still fixates on baptism and preaching the word despite the panic.
She resents Leah's strong reaction to the panic, as it once again puts her in the spotlight and leaves Adah behind.
Adah feels betrayed and abandoned when trying to escape the village. Orleanna chose to save Ruth instead of Adah.
When on the river, what does Leah tell Anatole that shocks him?
She tells him that despite Nathan's gruff exterior, he actually admitted to respecting and even liking Anatole.
Leah thinks god has betrayed her, but she disagrees. Plus, she tells him she loves him.
She tells him that she cannot see him anymore.
She saved 15% on car insurance by switching to Geico!
What is the first thing the family find when returning home?
The remaining bones of the chickens in the chicken coop
There is a green mamba in the house.
Somebody has stolen all their things.
Rachel and Axelroot are kissing.
