The Price Family
Who follows Nathan like a shadow for most of the book?
Leah
Who lost her legs?
Mama Mwanza
What is still on the goat in the stew when the Prices first arrive in the Congo?
The fur/skin
What english exercise does Adah practice?
palindrome
“NEVAEH NI SEILF FO FOORP WEN. REHCTACYCLF ESIDARAP”-
-Adah Price
Which daughters were considered ‘gifted’?
Leah and Adah
Who gave Leah her bow and arrows?
Nelson
What happened that scared the Congolese people away from the river?
A girl got eaten by a crocodile
What does Rachel’s nickname mean?
termite
“A first child is your own best foot forward, and how you do cheer those little feet as they strike out. You examine every turn of flesh for precocity, and crow it to the world.”
--Orleanna Price
What order can the 4 Price girls be found in?
Leah, Ruth May, Rachel, Adah--
Who is the person that Adah calls Toorlexa Nebee?
Eeben Axelroot
What is missing from Tata Ndu’s glasses?
The lenses
Who does the bird mimic when the Prices first arrive, leaving Nathan with the conclusion that this person became ‘Catholic’?
Brother Fowles
“You were getting too fond of that plate. Don’t you think I’ve noticed?”-
-Nathan Price
What type of missionary is Nathan Price?
Baptist
What do Adah, Leah, Rachel and Orleanna discover when they move Ruth May’s bed?
Her malaria pills
How often does market day occur?
Every 5 days
What are the two meanings of ‘bängala’?
Good; poisonwood
"We are supposed to be calling the shots here, but it doesn’t look to me like we’re in charge of anything, not even our own selves."
Rachel
Who was fed formula after birth?
Adah
What city was the Price family from?
Bethlehem, Georgia
What animal(s) does Mama Mwanza give the Prices?
chickens
What does ‘Tata’ mean?
Father
“All gods. What god would not be furious at a mother who kept such babies? I think the whole village would be flooded or mostly everyone would die, if a mother kept her bása.”-
-Nelson