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The Poisonwood Bible Review Sheet for Test
Characters: Be able to identify.
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Orleanna Price
Nathan Price
Rachel Price
Leah Price
Adah Price
Ruth May Price
Anatole Ngemba
Brother Fowles
Nelson
Methuselah
Eeben Axelroot
Patrice Lumumba
Joseph Mobutu
Mr. and Mrs. Underdown
Book Title Significance: Know the significance of each book title (what and why)
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Book 1: Genesis
Book 2: Revelation
Book 3: Judges
Book 4: Bel and the Serpent
Book 5: Exodus
Book 6: Song of the Three Children
Book 7: The Eyes in the Trees
Plot: Know the story. The following questions walk through the basics of the story.
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Why won’t the garden Nathan tries to plant grow?
What item did Orleanna bring to the Congo?
What item did Rachel bring with her to the Congo?
What day does Methuselah die on and why is that date important to the Congolese people?
What was Ruth May doing when she broke her arm?
What choice does Nathan Price make against his family’s wishes after Patrice Lumumba is elected president?
When the driver ants attack Kilanga, what choice does Orleanna make in regards to her children?
What game does Ruth May play with the children of Kilanga to bridge the communication gap?
How does the story of Adah and the lion change the village of Kilanga?
Why does Leah decide to go on the hunt with the men of Kilanga? What happens on the hunt? After?
How do the Price children use the story of Bel and the Serpent to their advantage?
How does Ruth May die?
How does Nathan Price react to the death of his youngest daughter, Ruth May?
Who does Rachel run away with in order to escape Kilanga and the Congo?
Why does Orleanna choose to take Adah back to America?
What happened to Anatole because of his political beliefs and affiliations?
What profession does Adah choose for herself when she returns to America?
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What happened to Nathan Price?
How does Adah change at the end of the novel?
How does Leah change over the course of the novel?
How many times does Rachel get married and where does she end up in the end of the novel?
What is the significance of Book 7?
Also know:
1. Be able to identify quotes from the characters, thinking about voice again. Make sure you know their voice
in the beginning and their voice in the end because I may get sassy on you 
2. Be ready for a baptism question! You know it is coming, so be ready.
3. Even though it is one of your essay questions, make sure you can identify if a line is an example of a literary
or biblical allusion.
4. Keep in the back of your mind the political struggle the Congo is going through and how it mirrors the
Price family.