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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Badua say in response to Anowa insisting on helping Kofi Ako?
(a) She questions Anowa.
(b) She points out his failures.
(c) She begins to understand Anowa's side.
(d) She insists upon his laziness.

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

4. How do Kofi Ako and Anowa react to the other party's reaction of their affection in Phase one?
(a) They kiss.
(b) They hug.
(c) They laugh.
(d) They dance.

5. Which part of the landscape, as described in the prologue, balances out the lands?
(a) A mountain.
(b) A river.
(c) A lake.
(d) A valley.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Aidoo use to help in the construction of the play's characters?

2. Who does Badua discuss Anowa with at the beginning of Phase one?

3. In what year does Aidoo write "Anowa"?

4. What is another name for the old man and the old woman?

5. How many of these relationship couplings are presented within the play?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Kofi Ako concerned for Anowa and the work she is doing with the animal skins?

2. As can be seen in Phase one, what is the father's role in finding his daughter a husband? How is this tradition made apparent through the text?

3. What is Anowa's position on purchasing slave labor?

4. Describe the weather in the opening of Phase two.

5. Who does the old woman blame for the tragedies of this story and why?

6. How does Badua react when Anowa insists upon marrying Kofi Ako?

7. Who is the old woman described in the prologue, and how is she described?

8. Describe what Kofi Ako and Anowa are doing at the beginning of Phase two.

9. What is the glue of the Yebi village, as can be seen in the prologue?

10. Describe the gap of communication that exists between Badua and Anowa.

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