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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

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

3. Which word best describes Badua's feelings upon hearing Anowa's news in Phase one, as can be seen in the text?
(a) Joyous.
(b) Serious.
(c) Furious.
(d) Unhappy.

4. Who notices the connection between Kofi Ako and Anowa?
(a) The old man.
(b) Another couple.
(c) Osam.
(d) Badua.

5. What is the surest way for Badua to get Anowa to do something?
(a) To forbid it.
(b) To force it.
(c) To ignore it.
(d) To encourage it.

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

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

8. What is the other woman in Phase one carrying?
(a) Clothes.
(b) Vegetables.
(c) Soup.
(d) Wool.

9. What does Aidoo use to help in the construction of the play's characters?
(a) Historical elements.
(b) African heritage.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Creation mythology.

10. How many of these relationship couplings are presented within the play?
(a) Four.
(b) One.
(c) Two.
(d) Three.

11. How many generations of characters are presented in the prologue of the story?
(a) Three.
(b) Two.
(c) One.
(d) Four.

12. How many years past puberty is Anowa?
(a) Five.
(b) Seven.
(c) Two.
(d) Four.

13. What is the ultimate consequence of Anowa's behavior, as stated in the prologue?
(a) Abandonment.
(b) Reward.
(c) Death.
(d) Disappointment.

14. 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) The people ignore it.
(c) The woman drops her tray.
(d) Badua begins crying.

15. How many different settings are there in Aidoo's play?
(a) Two.
(b) Three.
(c) Four.
(d) One.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. By the end of Phase one, the old man believes that Anowa is destined for ________________.

3. What type of input do the people of Anowa's village have in regard to how their country is run politically?

4. Who does Anowa bring her chores to when they are completed?

5. Badua believes that Kofi Ako comes from what kind of family?

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