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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What feeling does Marjorie create within Marcus?

2. Which of the following is a death that makes Sonny feel hopeless?

3. How did Robert and Willie meet?

4. How old was H when the slaves were emancipated?

5. When we meet H, what is happening to him?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is it so hurtful to Ethe when H calls her by the wrong name?

2. How can the character of Graham be compared to Willie's Robert?

3. To Willie and Carson, what is worse than ending up dead?

4. How does Amani get her name? What does this name prove about her?

5. How does Yaw help Esther relax when she first comes to work for him?

6. What about H puts him in danger with the police and the bosses?

7. Why is Marcus afraid of water?

8. Describe Akua's dream of the firewoman. Whom does this image represent?

9. How do Marjorie and Marcus help each other?

10. How might a miner die?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

This song, "The Dove has failed. Oh, what to do? Make her to suffer, or you'll fail too" (37, 84) is repeated throughout the novel. Explore the meaning and the ramifications of these words.

Essay Topic 2

Gyasi uses allusions, dreams, and flashbacks to connect the stories and the historical facts present in this text. Choose one of those stylistic devices and detail how its use helps to tell the story of Homegoing.

Essay Topic 3

Quey tells David that "the war the Asantes and the British are fighting now...will continue...far longer than you or I or even James can live to see...There will always be blood" (93). Write an essay in which you examine the truth of this statement.

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