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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. When a man wants to marry a village girl, what is a gift he does NOT offer the family?
(a) Money.
(b) Goats.
(c) Love.
(d) Yams.

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

3. Which of the following is the most common reason a person could end up a slave?
(a) Being captured by warring tribal enemies.
(b) Being sold by their families.
(c) Being captured by Fiifi and Cudjo.
(d) Being sold for debt.

4. What is the most likely reason that Pinky and Ness connect so closely?
(a) They both know the pain of the hiccups.
(b) They both fear Master Stockham.
(c) They both have visible scars.
(d) They both understand the loss of a mother.

5. What is the name of James Collins's British wife?
(a) Charlotte.
(b) Emily.
(c) Anne.
(d) Elizabeth.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Ness want to run away?

2. What happens to Esi's stone?

3. What does Mampanyin claim is her magic?

4. How does Esi split her life into two halves?

5. What causes Maame to slap Esi and yell at her?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Ness choose to be mute for a while as a child?

2. Describe the atmosphere of King Osei Bonsu's funeral. How is it different from the typical Western funeral?

3. Effia realizes that her husband James is involved in the slave trade. How does this make her feel?

4. Why does Sam become a model slave upon the birth of Kojo?

5. Why does Fiifi use the story of the three birds to explain his reasons for trading with different groups?

6. Describe how James is able to build trust with Akosua.

7. How does Mr. Stockham come to think that Ness is trying to beat his son?

8. Explain why Quey is sent to England.

9. Why might Maame choose to beat Abronoma, rather than allowing Big Man to do it?

10. Why does James Richard Collins's full name bother his mother, Nana Yaa?

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