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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Five: "James" .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Quey's Uncle Fiifi always call him?
(a) My child.
(b) Poor boy.
(c) White boy.
(d) My son.

2. Why do the Northerners begin to scar the faces of their children?
(a) To make them more attractive to the opposite sex.
(b) To show off their tribal art.
(c) To make them too ugly to be sold.
(d) To instill respect for their elders.

3. The novel opens in what place?
(a) Asante.
(b) Fanteland.
(c) Cape Coast Castle.
(d) The Ivory Coast.

4. What warning does James offer the children who are celebrating the death of the British Governor?
(a) The British will retaliate and ruin the village.
(b) Once the Northerners are defeated, peace will come to the British.
(c) Once the British defeat the Asantes, they will come after the Fantes.
(d) Once the Asantes defeat the British, they will come after the Fantes.

5. Why is Quey chosen to come work in the Fante village?
(a) Because he is the son of a chief.
(b) Because he is personal friends with Abeeku Badu.
(c) Because of his parents' relationship with the village and the slave trade.
(d) Because he is destined to marry a girl there.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Baaba begin beating Effia?

2. What is Ness's name short for?

3. During what year does Quey's story take place?

4. Why has a marriage between James and Amma Atta been arranged?

5. How is "all time equal" (30) in the dungeons?

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