Orleanna
The name of the person who is beaten to death in Orleanna’s section
who is Lumumba
Leah experiences this intense emotion when Ruth May dies
What is guilt/grief/horror?
Which villager comes to comfort Adah after spreading Ruth May’s ashes?
Who is Nelson?
Axleloot has promised to bring this back for Rachel
Cigarettes and chocolate
Despite the death of his youngest daughter, Nathan’s attitude towards the mission is what
What is determined
Orleanna protects the children from Nathan using this
what is kitchen utensils/pots and pans
Leah witnesses her mother’s reaction to Ruth May's death and begins to understand this
What is the cost of staying in the Congo?
Ruth May’s death causes these emotions to rise to the surface
What is Exiled/Terrified?
Rachel says “ We mustn’t be the bearer of bad bridges” which can mean
What is the bearer of bad news?
During Leah’s first section, Nathan and Tata Ndu hold an election in order to do what
Accept Jesus as the village’s savior
The part of the bible that shares its name in the book, in which Orleanna reflects on her guilt and loss
What is genesis
Ruth May’s death makes Leah realize the truth about her fathers mission
What is causing more harm than good?
When Nelson and Adah enter the hen coop, this animal is hiding in the darkness
What is a Green Mamba?
Rachels attitude toward Congolese people can be best described by this term, reflecting her entrenched privilege and personal detachment.
What is Racism, what is white superiority
Nathan views his daughters and wife less as individuals and more as this, reflection of his authoritarian world view.
What is God’s will
Orleanna describes this place as the land that “swallowed the person I was”
what is the congo
The activity Leah is forbidden to do by her father but continues with anyways
what is hunting with the tribe men
Who does Adah blame for Ruth May’s death
Who is Nathan
This figure, although ABSENT by the end of the novel, still creates a large worldview in rachel, especially in how she neglects emotion.
WHO IS FRICKEN NATHEN. PRICE.
Tata Ndu says the cryptic message “...Thatched your roof and now you mustn't run out of your house”, What is he trying to say?
What is becoming too comfortable?
“ I had no voice in my marriage, but I had these.”
What are eyes
Leah says this about her father: “ He was a man of God and I was his?”
…What is his Daughter
Adah and Nelson discover while in the chicken coop
what is the snake was brought in by Tata Kuvundu
Though she sees herself as a “lady” Rachels ignorance and vanity serve as this literary tool.
What is SATIRE
The locals eventually reject Nathan, calling him a ironic nickname
What is TATA JESUS