The Poisonwood Bible Quizzes

The Poisonwood Bible Quiz 1

By Lane Davis · Edited by Soman Chainani · Last reviewed May 01, 2008

1 Which person is not a Price daughter?

Adah

Ruth May

Rachel

Anne
2 What animal does Orleanna see at the beginning of the novel?

lion

green mamba

okapi

deer
3 Which denomination does Nathan Price come from?

Presbyterian

Baptist

Methodist

Catholic
4 Which country has a controlling interest in the Congo when the Prices arrive?

United States

France

Belgium

England
5 What kind of cake mix do the Prices bring to the Congo?

Betty Crocker

Shake and Bake

Mrs. Smith's

Little Debbie
6 Which biblical city does Nathan Price compare Kilanga to when they first arrive?

Sodom

Bethlehem

Jerusalem

Cairo
7 Which side of Adah's body "drags?"

right

left

front

back
8 What is the name of the missionary couple that first greets the Prices in the Congo?

The Folwes

The Underdowns

The Axelroots

The Smiths
9 What biblical story does Ruth May compare the African people to?

The Creation

The Story of Jesus

The End of the World

The Tribe of Ham
10 What is Eeben Axelroot's main job?

translator

pilot

soldier

miner
11 What kind of animal did Brother Fowles leave behind for the Prices?

a ferret

a parrot

a spider

a snake
12 What kind of plant does Reverend Price mainly hope to grow in the Congo?

squash

Georgia Wonder Beans

corn

apples
13 Why won't any of his plants grow?

the plants don't get enough love

there isn't enough sun

there are no pollinators

there is no rain
14 Who is the Price's first domestic servant?

Mama Mwanza

Pascal

Nelson

Mama Tataba
15 Given your best guess, what does the word "tata" mean?

Father

Brother

Mr.

none of the above
16 What is Reverend Price's main goal for the children of the village?

to feed them

to preach to them

to educate them

to baptize them
17 What kinds of words does Adah find fascinating?

palindromes

onomatopoeias

short words

long words
18 What does Mama Tataba tell Reverend Price he needs to do with his garden?

water it more

make hills

ward off animals

plant better seeds
19 Why won't the cake mix bake?

there's no oven

someone stole it

there's no flour

the humidity
20 What is Reverend Price's favorite form of punishment for his daughters?

the verse

spankings

time outs

the silent treatment
21 What does Reverend Price use to fish in the river?

worms

crickets

bait

dynamite
22 Who translates Reverend Price's sermons?

Tata Boanza

Mama Mwanza

Tata Ndu

Tata Anatole
23 What is Anatole's job in the village?

preacher

teacher

servant

farmer
24 Why does Mama Tataba quit her job?

she is abused

over baptism

she is tired

she doesn't like the Reverend
25 How do the Prices learn to recognize each villager?

their faces

the way they talk

how they walk

their clothes

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