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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Anowa's personality/attitude _________ her from those around her.
(a) Confuses.
(b) Entices.
(c) Draws.
(d) Alienates.

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

3. How many surviving children does Badua have?
(a) Three.
(b) Two.
(c) One.
(d) Four.

4. Which word best describes Badua's feelings upon hearing Anowa's news in Phase one, as can be seen in the text?
(a) Joyous.
(b) Furious.
(c) Serious.
(d) Unhappy.

5. By the end of Phase one, the old man believes that Anowa is destined for ________________.
(a) Death.
(b) Marriage.
(c) Greater things.
(d) Motherhood.

6. _____________ is the surest way of survival in the village that the characters live in.
(a) Farming.
(b) Independence.
(c) Marriage.
(d) Tradition.

7. How many years pass since the treaty is signed with the Europeans, as Aidoo sets the play up?
(a) 20.
(b) 30.
(c) 50.
(d) 40.

8. Which is the first character that the audience meets?
(a) Badua.
(b) Anowa.
(c) Osam.
(d) Kofi Ako.

9. 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) Spiritual.
(b) Existential.
(c) Philosophical.
(d) Intellectual.

10. What is another name for the coast on which the play is set?
(a) The Gold Coast.
(b) The Red Coast.
(c) The Silver Coast.
(d) The Anglican Coast.

11. In what year does Aidoo write "Anowa"?
(a) 1983.
(b) 1974.
(c) 1970.
(d) 1965.

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

13. Who does Anowa bring her chores to when they are completed?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her mother.
(c) The high priestess.
(d) Kofi Ako.

14. Which character "wasshes their hands" of Anowa in phase 1?
(a) Osam.
(b) Kofi Ako.
(c) The old woman.
(d) Badua.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of relationships is the play built around?

2. Which political category best suits Anowa's character?

3. Aidoo sets the prologue of the story in this place, setting the stage for the beginning of colonialism.

4. In the prologue, Aidoo explains this treaty that binds the people of Ghana to the white men.

5. Which of the following is not said to be included in the play?

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