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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Prologue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the village customs, being born a high priestess is ____________.
(a) A great tragedy.
(b) Frowned upon.
(c) A high honor.
(d) Great responsibility.

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

3. Who do the people of the village blame for Anowa's behavior, as explained in the prologue?
(a) Badua.
(b) Kofi Ako.
(c) Osam.
(d) The high priestess.

4. How does Aidoo select the time period to set the play?
(a) The date is used to mirror events in Britain.
(b) It is during her childhood.
(c) It is an important point in Ghanaian history.
(d) It is the time in which the legend is always set.

5. Anowa represents a ____________ to the conventional ways of her village.
(a) Youth.
(b) Change.
(c) Threat.
(d) Benefit.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many years pass since the treaty is signed with the Europeans, as Aidoo sets the play up?

2. Which character in the story uses a system of projection/replacement as a way of making up for his/her shortcomings?

3. What is the one oddity in the village, as described in the prologue?

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

5. According to Aidoo's explanation in the prologue, where do the white men come from?

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