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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which political category best suits Anowa's character?
(a) Libertarianism.
(b) Masochism.
(c) Socialism.
(d) Feminism.

2. How many surviving children does Badua have?
(a) Three.
(b) Two.
(c) Four.
(d) One.

3. How many years pass since the treaty is signed with the Europeans, as Aidoo sets the play up?
(a) 50.
(b) 30.
(c) 40.
(d) 20.

4. By whom is a large part of Anowa's country ruled?
(a) France.
(b) Spain.
(c) Great Britain.
(d) Germany.

5. Aidoo writes her play during what major political literary movement?
(a) Cultural relativism.
(b) Pan-African.
(c) Realism.
(d) Post modernist.

6. Which word best describes how the people of Anowa's village prefer to live?
(a) Balance.
(b) Wild.
(c) Religious.
(d) Chaos.

7. Who does Anowa bring her chores to when they are completed?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her mother.
(c) The high priestess.
(d) Kofi Ako.

8. What word best describes the connection between Kofi Ako and Anowa, as seen toward the beginning of the play, according to the text?
(a) Crazy.
(b) Heartfelt.
(c) Intense.
(d) Fleeting.

9. As stated in the prologue, who is the most important enemy for the Fanti, as well and the British?
(a) Golds.
(b) Hanti.
(c) Ashanti.
(d) Ghanaian.

10. What is another name for the coast on which the play is set?
(a) The Gold Coast.
(b) The Red Coast.
(c) The Anglican Coast.
(d) The Silver Coast.

11. How many young men propose to Anowa over the years?
(a) Two.
(b) Five.
(c) Three.
(d) Not stated.

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

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

14. Badua is concerned for Anowa's __________.
(a) Future.
(b) Career.
(c) Husband.
(d) Happiness.

15. Aidoo sets the prologue of the story in this place, setting the stage for the beginning of colonialism.
(a) France.
(b) Fantiland.
(c) Britain.
(d) Germany.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Osam, Anowa is not like _____________.

2. How many years are men asking for Anowa's hand in marriage, as stated in the prologue?

3. How many different settings are there in Aidoo's play?

4. What does Badua say in response to Anowa insisting on helping Kofi Ako?

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

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