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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is another name for the old man and the old woman?
(a) Being-The-Mouth-Of-The-Old-Man-And-Woman.
(b) Being-The-Big-Mouth-That-Eats-Salt-And-Pepper.
(c) Being-The-Big-Hand-That-Feeds-You.
(d) Being-The-Big-Mouth-That-Eats-Salt.

2. What type of tale is this play based from?
(a) A Ghanian legend.
(b) An African song.
(c) A Ghanian love dance.
(d) A creation myth.

3. What does Anowa insist she helps Kofi Ako with?
(a) Making something of his life.
(b) Leaving Yebi.
(c) Being a good husband.
(d) Gaining wealth and success.

4. How many of these relationship couplings are presented within the play?
(a) Four.
(b) One.
(c) Three.
(d) Two.

5. According to Osam, Anowa is not like _____________.
(a) Other girls.
(b) He and Badua.
(c) Other people.
(d) Other boys.

6. What is the other woman in Phase one carrying?
(a) Clothes.
(b) Soup.
(c) Vegetables.
(d) Wool.

7. As stated in the prologue, who is the most important enemy for the Fanti, as well and the British?
(a) Ashanti.
(b) Golds.
(c) Ghanaian.
(d) Hanti.

8. What aspect does the female part of Being-The-Mouth-That-Eats-Salt-And-Pepper take on according to Phase one of the text?
(a) Philosophical.
(b) Spiritual.
(c) Intellectual.
(d) Existential.

9. In what part of Africa does the "Anowa" take place?
(a) Ghana coast.
(b) Zimbabwe.
(c) Sahara desert.
(d) Nigeria.

10. What is the one oddity in the village, as described in the prologue?
(a) The weather.
(b) Kofi Ako.
(c) The high priestess.
(d) Anowa.

11. Who does Anowa's willfulness reflect on? As is typically seen in the villagers tradition.
(a) The tribe elders.
(b) Osam.
(c) Badua.
(d) Her parents.

12. Who notices the connection between Kofi Ako and Anowa?
(a) Badua.
(b) Another couple.
(c) Osam.
(d) The old man.

13. What is Anowa dipping at the beginning of Phase one?
(a) Water.
(b) Vegetables.
(c) Clothes.
(d) Meat.

14. How does Aidoo select the time period to set the play?
(a) It is during her childhood.
(b) It is an important point in Ghanaian history.
(c) The date is used to mirror events in Britain.
(d) It is the time in which the legend is always set.

15. Which word does Badua use to describe Kofi Ako in Phase one?
(a) Lazy.
(b) Dumb.
(c) Crazy.
(d) Mean.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the surest way for Badua to get Anowa to do something?

2. How many different approaches to life does Being-The-Mouth-That-Eats-Salt-And-Pepper take?

3. How many different settings are there in Aidoo's play?

4. What does Anowa tell her parents that she finally finds?

5. Which character in the story represents the antithesis of the ideal person, according to African tradition?

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