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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In which year does the "Anowa" take place?
(a) 1970.
(b) 1900.
(c) 1825.
(d) 1874.

2. How many different approaches to life does Being-The-Mouth-That-Eats-Salt-And-Pepper take?
(a) Two.
(b) Three.
(c) Several.
(d) One.

3. What type of chorus do the old man and the old woman represent throughout the play, as stated in the prologue?
(a) Call-and-Response.
(b) Roman chorus.
(c) Greek chorus.
(d) Elizabethan chorus.

4. The grand theme of this play lies mainly in what?
(a) Family.
(b) Tradition.
(c) Relationships.
(d) Love.

5. How do Kofi Ako and Anowa react to the other party's reaction of their affection in Phase one?
(a) They dance.
(b) They kiss.
(c) They hug.
(d) They laugh.

6. What does Osam attempt in Phase one in order to gain some control/peace?
(a) An argument.
(b) An intervention.
(c) Punishment.
(d) Retaliation.

7. Who does Anowa's willfulness reflect on? As is typically seen in the villagers tradition.
(a) Badua.
(b) The tribe elders.
(c) Her parents.
(d) Osam.

8. Who does Badua discuss Anowa with at the beginning of Phase one?
(a) Osam.
(b) The old man.
(c) The old woman.
(d) Kofi Ako.

9. How does the other party react, when seeing the nature of the connection between Kofi Ako and Anowa in Phase one?
(a) Osam yells loudly.
(b) Badua begins crying.
(c) The woman drops her tray.
(d) The people ignore it.

10. What does Osam say about the men from Kofi Ako's family?
(a) They are thieves.
(b) They make good husbands.
(c) They are horrible men.
(d) They are lazy.

11. Which of the following is not said to be included in the play?
(a) Music.
(b) Familial values.
(c) Politics.
(d) Conventional relationships.

12. What does Badua say in response to Anowa insisting on helping Kofi Ako?
(a) She points out his failures.
(b) She begins to understand Anowa's side.
(c) She questions Anowa.
(d) She insists upon his laziness.

13. How many years are men asking for Anowa's hand in marriage, as stated in the prologue?
(a) Six.
(b) Five.
(c) Four.
(d) Seven.

14. Who, in Phase one, makes the suggestion of Anowa becoming a high priestess?
(a) Badua.
(b) Anowa.
(c) Osam.
(d) Kofi Ako.

15. Who originally tells Aidoo the story of Anowa?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her aunt.
(c) Her grandmother.
(d) Her father.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many of these relationship couplings are presented within the play?

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

3. Aidoo writes her play during what major political literary movement?

4. This person typically is responsible for choosing a husband for the daughter.

5. Badua is concerned for Anowa's __________.

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