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Anowa Quiz

Ama Ata Aidoo
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Anowa Quiz

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1)

Which character "wasshes their hands" of Anowa in phase 1? (from Phase 1)

The old woman.
Kofi Ako.
Badua.
Osam.
2)

Who does the old man blame for Anowa's death? (from Phase 3)

Kofi Ako.
The villagers of Yebi.
Badua.
Herself.
3)

Which word best describes Badua's feelings upon hearing Anowa's news in Phase one, as can be seen in the text? (from Phase 1)

Unhappy.
Furious.
Serious.
Joyous.
4)

What else does Anowa's becoming a priestess bring to her family? (from Phase 1)

Happiness.
Order.
Wealth.
Respectibility.
5)

What does Anowa vow to do in Phase one? (from Phase 1)

To never have children.
To become a high priestess.
To never return home.
To never marry.
6)

What type of business do Anowa and Kofi Ako start? (from Phase 2)

Leather.
Skin-trading.
Animal trading.
The do not start a business.
7)

Who does the old woman blame for Kofi's death? (from Phase 3)

Slavery.
His impotence.
His greediness.
Anowa.
8)

The scene of the funeral procession is what type of ending, as intended by Aidoo? (from Phase 3)

Open ending.
Additional ending.
Optional ending.
Narrative ending.
9)

What aspect does the male part of Being-The-Mouth-That-Eats-Salt-And-Pepper take on according to Phase one of the text? (from Phase 1)

Realist.
Intellectual.
Natural.
Philosophical.
10)

Which word does Badua use to describe Kofi Ako in Phase one? (from Phase 1)

Dumb.
Crazy.
Lazy.
Mean.
11)

What does the issue of slavery do to the marriage of Kofi Ako and Anowa? (from Phase 2)

It causes them to be grateful for the status of their lives.
It strengthens the marriage.
It allows them to spend more time together.
It continues to divide them.
12)

How does Kofi Ako react to Anowa's suggestion in Phase two? (from Phase 2)

He becomes Angry.
He cries loudly.
He considers it.
He smiles, relieved.
13)

What does Osam attempt in Phase one in order to gain some control/peace? (from Phase 1)

An argument.
An intervention.
Retaliation.
Punishment.
14)

What does Anowa see to be her biggest problem at this point in the play? (from Phase 3)

That she is still childless.
That she does not love her husband.
That she does not see her mother and father in many years.
That she does not become a high priestess.
15)

What does Anowa tell her parents that she finally finds? (from Phase 1)

A new job.
An apprenticeship for high priestess.
A child.
A man she wants to marry.
16)

What does the old woman call Anowa toward the end of Phase two? (from Phase 2)

Witch.
Unclean.
Devil.
Sorcerer.
17)

How does Anowa react to Kofi Ako's suggestion, regarding her lifestyle in Phase three? (from Phase 3)

She is insulted.
She leaves him.
She is saddened.
She laughs.
18)

How many years pass when the scene is focused again on Kofi Ako and Anowa? (from Phase 2)

Not many.
Three.
Several.
Two.
19)

How does Anowa commit suicide? (from Phase 3)

Poison.
Drowning.
Gunshot.
Hanging.
20)

What is Badua and Osam's reaction to the tragedy? (from Phase 3)

They do not notice.
They grieve.
They are not suprised.
They blame Anowa.
21)

What aspect does the female part of Being-The-Mouth-That-Eats-Salt-And-Pepper take on according to Phase one of the text? (from Phase 1)

Philosophical.
Spiritual.
Existential.
Intellectual.
22)

How many times throughout Phase two, is the suggestion of Kofi Ako taking another wife made? (from Phase 2)

Two.
One.
Four.
Three.
23)

Anowa's chief concern at the beginning of Phase two is _______. (from Phase 2)

She misses her parents.
That Kofi Ako doesn't love her any more.
That she does not yet have a child.
That she is too weak to work.
24)

The old man states that there must be something _________________about slavery. (from Phase 2)

Beneficial.
Satisfactory.
Unwholesome.
Lawful.
25)

According to Osam, Anowa is not like _____________. (from Phase 1)

Other girls.
Other people.
Other boys.
He and Badua.
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